Paul Purcell is chairman & CEO and a member of the boards of directors of Baird Financial Group and affiliated entities, including Robert W. Baird & Co. Purcell joined Baird in 1994 and has served in a variety of capacities. In addition to his duties at Baird, he is co-chair of the board of Teach for America – Milwaukee and chair of the University of Notre Dame Mendoza School of Business advisory council. He also serves on the Alverno College board of trustees, the Cristo Rey Network board of trustees, the Greater Milwaukee Committee board and executive committee, the United Performing Arts Fund board and the Junior Achievement of Chicago board of directors. He received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. Purcell was named the Harvard Business School Club of Wisconsin’s Business Leader of the Year for 2012. In 2015, The United Community Center recognized him with its “Friends of the Hispanic Community Award.” Back to the full file.
Baird CEO Paul Purcell ponders a point at the conference.
