John Kinsella, Director

Role at Baird

John Kinsella is a Director in Baird’s Global Industrial Investment Banking Group. He specializes in Specialty Materials & Chemicals, Building & Infrastructure and Water & Filtration. View our recent Industrial transactions.

Professional Experience & Education

Prior to joining Baird in 2016, John worked at Stout, where his work focused on valuations and financial opinions. In his current role, John focuses on M&A, equity offerings and other financial advisory services. He has advised public and private companies ranging from Fortune 500 to closely held / family-owned enterprises across a variety of industries including specialty materials & chemicals, construction and infrastructure materials / products and water & filtration, among others.

John graduated from the University of Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in economics. While at the University of Chicago, he was a four-year member of the NCAA Division III men’s basketball team where he was a two-time all-conference selection and team captain.