Awards and Recognition
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Barron’s 2025 Top 100 Financial Advisors and Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams
William Blair’s John Cultra, Craig Savage, and Tom Wilson were named to Barron’s 2025 Top 100 Financial Advisors in America list, released on May 9. In addition, three William Blair wealth management teams were ranked among the top 250 in the nation.
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William Blair Earns Top Score in 2025 Corporate Equality Index
William Blair earned a top score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
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William Blair Shines in 2024 Coalition Greenwich Study with 12 No. 1 Rankings
William Blair, the premier global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management, is thrilled to announce its performance in the annual Coalition Greenwich Voice of the Client – 2024 North American Equity Investors Study.
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Ward Sexton and Dan Crowe Named to Euro Stars 2024
Ward Sexton, CFA, partner, portfolio manager on William Blair’s Small Cap Growth and Small-Mid Cap Core strategies, and Dan Crowe, CFA, partner, portfolio manager on William Blair’s Small-Mid Cap Growth and Small-Mid Cap Core strategies, have been listed among Europe’s top fund managers in Citywire’s Euro Stars 2024 list.
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Three William Blair Clients Named in Middle-Market Deals of the Year by Mergers & Acquisitions
Congratulations to William Blair clients Authentic Restaurant Brands, Banyan Acquisition Corp., and CorEvitas LLC for being recognized on Mergers & Acquisitions’ list of 2024 Middle-Market Deals of the Year.
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William Blair Earns Top Score in 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index
William Blair earned a top score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
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Beth Satterfield Awarded “Champion for Change” Award from the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals
The Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP) , the nation’s leading advocate for corporate social impact professionals, awarded Beth Satterfield, Chief Operating Officer of William Blair, the organization’s Champion for Change award for her exceptional leadership in corporate social impact.
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William Blair Ranked as No. 1 in Lead Firm Relationships for U.S. Small/Mid-Cap Equity Research & Advisory in 2023 Coalition Greenwich Study
William Blair, the premier global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management, is thrilled to announce its outstanding performance in the 2023 Coalition Greenwich annual Voice of the Client study of North American Equity Investors.
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Four William Blair Advisors Are Ranked Top in America by Barron’s; Three Teams Make Top 100
William Blair’s John Cultra, Steve Jesanis, Craig Savage, and Tom Wilson were named to Barron’s 2023 Top 100 Financial Advisors in America list released on April 14. In addition, three William Blair wealth management teams were ranked among the top 100 in the nation.
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Mergers & Acquisitions Names William Blair’s Solange Velazquez one of the 2023 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A
Solange-Marie Velazquez, a managing director in William Blair’s technology investment banking group, was named to Mergers & Acquisitions’ 2023 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A list published February 27.
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William Blair Investment Management Shortlisted in Three Categories for UK Pensions Awards
Professional Pensions, an industry publication covering the institutional investment management sector, recently named William Blair Investment Management to the shortlist in three categories at its annual UK Pensions Awards.
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William Blair Wealth Advisors Make Financial Planning Top 40 Under 40 Lists
William Blair’s Matt Clark, David Dreifuss, Andrew Feichter, and Andrew Sims were recognized as the industry’s top young wealth advisors by Financial Planning magazine, making its top 40 under 40 regional list released on February 1.
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Education Nonprofit WITS Presents Corporate Partner of the Year Award to William Blair
William Blair was honored to be presented the corporate partner of the year award by Working in the Schools (WITS), an educational nonprofit that fosters student literacy, at its annual Blackboard Affair fundraiser.
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Forbes Ranks William Blair’s David Dreifuss, Andrew Feichter, Andrew Sims Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors
Forbes magazine named William Blair’s David Dreifuss, Andrew Feichter, and Andrew Sims to its 2022 Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-In-State list for Illinois published August 3. Dreifuss and Feichter also made the magazine’s national list.
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Forbes Names 12 William Blair Colleagues to 2022 Top Women Wealth Advisors Lists
Kim Tyson Chenevey, Barbara Cummings, Eve Ellis, Jill Arkwright Harvey, Lindsey Holton, Louise Lane, Laura Linger, Carlette McMullan, Sarah Mercurio, Jackie Moss, Geralyn Sullivan, and Linda Sutkin were named best-in-state women wealth advisors by Forbes.
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Barron’s Names Four William Blair Advisors Top in America; Ranks Three Teams in Top 100
William Blair’s John Cultra and Tom Wilson were named Top 100 Financial Advisors in America by Barron’s. In addition, both the Cultra Wealth Management Group and Savage Wealth Advisors were ranked as a Top 50 Private Wealth Advisory Team.
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Crain's Recognizes William Blair’s Tye Clark for Leadership on Veteran Issues
William Blair’s Tye Clark was named to Crain’s 2020 Notable Veteran Executives list, an honor roll of Chicago executives recognized for their business leadership and for advancing issues that affect military veterans within the workplace.
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