Role at Baird

Jeff Seaman is a Managing Director in Baird’s Global Financial Sponsors Group (FSG). View our recent transactions.

Professional Experience & Education

During his tenure at Baird, Jeff has advised a long list of leading private equity firms and corporations on a wide variety of M&A transactions, equity capital financings and debt capital financings in the Industrial, Consumer, Technology & Services, Healthcare and Energy sectors. Prior to joining Baird in 2008, Jeff served as Senior Managing Director in the Financial Sponsor Group at Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. He also spent 15 years with Lehman Brothers Inc., serving in a variety of investment banking positions, most recently as Managing Director in the Global Financial Sponsor Group.

Jeff holds an MBA in finance from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and bachelor’s degrees in finance and political science from Southern Methodist University.

Outside the Office

Jeff is an active member of the Chicago community. He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Golden Apple Foundation, serving as Treasurer and as a member of the Executive Committee.  Additionally, Jeff serves as Trustee of the Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust and is a member of the Kellogg Finance Network Advisory Board. He formerly served as a long-time member of the Board of Directors of SGA Youth & Family Services.