Brent Gledhill

Leads the global investment banking practice for William Blair, comprising more than 500 bankers on five continents in over 20 cities. Serves on William Blair’s Executive Committee, Extended Leadership Group, Global Inclusion Council, and chairs the firm’s PRIDE Alliance business resource group. Has successfully completed more than 150 transaction advisory and growth financing engagements for clients. Civic Involvement (Board Director/Trustee roles): - The Chicago Public Education Fund - Chairman, Chicago, Illinois - National Public Radio (NPR) Foundation, Washington, DC - Harvard Business School Alumni Board, Cambridge, Massachusetts - Civic Consulting Alliance, Chicago, Illinois - Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Illinois - F.O.G. (Friends of Golf), Bel Air, California Other Affiliations: - Commercial Club of Chicago (Member) - BAM (Becoming A Man), a program of Youth Guidance (Advisory Board Member) - Economic Club of Chicago (Member) - Francis W. Parker School (Lifetime Trustee, Former President) - Chicago Commonwealth Club (Member) - YPO (Young President's Organization), Chicago Chapter

Served business services, consumer & retail, healthcare. industrial, and technology clients in multiple subsectors. Advised on mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets underwritings.