Baird Celebrates 22 Years on Fortune 100 Best Companies To Work For® List
Global Financial Services Firm Ranks No. 13
MILWAUKEE, April 2, 2025 – Baird has again been named one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® ranking No. 13. This is the 22nd consecutive year the employee-owned, international wealth management, asset management, investment banking/capital markets and private equity firm has been honored on the list.
The 100 Best Companies to Work For list honors companies that build a high-trust workplace environment, measured through Great Place To Work’s proprietary survey platform. Confidential feedback from more than 1.3 million employees in the U.S. is matched against HR data from participating companies. Only companies with consistently high survey responses across the 60 statements that comprise the Trust Index™ Survey are honored with placement on the list.
This recognition underscores our unwavering focus on creating a work environment grounded in trust, respect, excellence, and collaboration. Our continued success begins and ends with our associates, who are dedicated to delivering exceptional results for our clients each and every day. This honor is a testament to the longevity of Baird’s business success and our collective dedication to being a place where everyone can thrive.
Steve Booth, Baird Chairman & CEO
We are incredibly proud to be recognized on this list for the 22nd consecutive year. This achievement reflects the commitment our associates have to fostering an exceptional workplace that delivers for our clients while supporting each other.
Rodney Jones-Tyson, Global Chief Human Resources Officer at Baird
Baird’s balanced business platform of five complementary and independent businesses enabled the firm to again achieve strong performance. Baird revenues in 2024 were more than $3.5 billion, and client assets entrusted to Baird exceeded $490 billion.
The Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® List is highly competitive. Companies are only considered for the list if they are a Great Place to Work Certified™ organization with 1,000 or more employees in the U.S. Companies are assessed on their ability to create a great employee experience that cuts across job level, business unit, race, gender, age, disability status, or any aspect of employee identity.
“Leaders are the reason a business succeeds or fails,” says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work. “In the more than 30 years we’ve studied the workplace, our data proves that how you treat people shows up in your financial performance.”
“When you measure trust, you uncover the potential that exists in an organization,” Bush says. “Employees at companies on this list have higher levels of trust in their leaders and in their organization, unlocking their creativity, passion, and resilience.”
“Fortune is happy to have collaborated with Great Place To Work for the 29th year to recognize the 100 Best Companies to Work For,” says Alyson Shontel, editor-in-chief of Fortune. “In a difficult macro environment with unprecedented challenges, these companies seemed to navigate their organizations toward steady and positive working environments for employees. Congratulations to all who were recognized.”
To read more about Baird’s workplace, see the the Great Place to Work Institute’s review of Baird.
About Baird
Baird is an employee-owned, international wealth management, asset management, investment banking/capital markets and private equity firm with more than 200 offices worldwide. Established in 1919, Baird has approximately 5,400 associates serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. Baird has more than $490 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2024. Committed to being a great place to work, Baird ranked No. 13 on the 2025 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list – its 22nd consecutive year on the list. Baird is the marketing name of Baird Financial Group. Baird’s principal operating subsidiaries are Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated and Baird Trust Company in the United States and Robert W. Baird Group Ltd. in Europe. Robert W. Baird Limited and Baird Capital Partners Europe Limited are authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. For more information, please visit Baird’s website at www.rwbaird.com.
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