Baird Adds Sasha Kelemen to Global Healthcare Group
NEW YORK, February 27, 2025 – Baird, an employee-owned, international financial services firm, announced today that Sasha Kelemen has joined the firm’s Global Healthcare Investment Banking Group as a Director, covering Healthcare Services and IT with a focus on Women’s Health.
Sasha brings a decade of strategic advisory experience in M&A, as well as public and private financing transactions across the broader healthcare landscape. Sasha joins from Leerink Partners, where she was a Director and led their Women and Family Healthcare Services and Technology practice. Prior to Leerink, she was a Vice President in the Healthcare Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs. Sasha earned a bachelor’s degree from Boston College and an MBA from the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business.
We are excited to welcome Sasha to the Global Healthcare franchise as we continue to expand our team to support the growing platform. Leveraging her extensive Healthcare sector knowledge will help us deepen our coverage and expertise across our strategic sub-verticals.
Bill Suddath, Co-Head of Global Healthcare Investment Banking
Baird’s Global Healthcare platform includes over 50 investment bankers, who have completed over 175 healthcare M&A and financing transactions since 2020; 8 Equity Research Analysts covering nearly 120 healthcare stocks; and a dedicated Equity Sales & Trading team. Baird continues to host its annual Global Healthcare Conference in 2025 on September 9-10 in New York, NY.
About Baird Global Investment Banking
Baird is a leading global investment bank with more than 545 banking associates, offering corporations, entrepreneurs, private equity and other financial sponsors a broad range of advisory and financing solutions. Since 2020, Baird has completed nearly 760 advisory transactions, representing $353 billion in transaction value, and 391 financings, raising over $163 billion.
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 5,200 associates serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. Baird has more than $455 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2024. Committed to being a great place to work, Baird ranked No. 34 on the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list – its 21st 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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