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Erin Moyer, 206.464.5259, EMoyer@LNWAdvisors.com
Sam Butler, 206.788.6504, sam@35thAvenuePartners.com
Seattle – October 4, 2024 – Laird Norton Wetherby (LNW) has named Ed Lazar, a nationally known family office expert and long-time wealth management executive, to its Board of Directors.
“Ed Lazar is passionate about helping families flourish,” said Kristen Bauer, LNW CEO. “In addition to his deep family office and impact investing expertise, Ed’s most admirable trait is his belief in humanity and how much impact every person can have in the world. I look forward to the contributions he’ll make to LNW, our team and our client families.”
Lazar brings more than three decades of tax, management and family office experience to the LNW Board. He is currently executive director and responsible for strategic leadership at Milburn Services LLC, a single-family office in Charlotte, NC. Previously, he was president of Threshold Group in the Greater Seattle area, overseeing the firm’s growth from a single-family office into a leading national provider of multi-family office services, and served as a tax practice partner at Arthur Andersen & Co. Lazar has a B.S. in Business Administration from Valparaiso University and is a Certified Public Accountant and Personal Financial Specialist.
“LNW, and especially under Kristen Bauer’s leadership, is a role model for client-first wealth management, and I’m excited to become a part of it,” said Lazar. “LNW’s Board of Directors has an impressive depth of experience and breadth of expertise, understanding both the nuances of multigenerational wealth and the realities of running highly successful national firm.
The LNW Board of Directors provides strategic oversight and policy guidance drawing on decades of deep business and financial experience as well as best practices in corporate governance and wealth planning. Each of the firm’s directors stands for re-election annually, enabling the LNW Board to maintain the high level of expertise, focus and energy required to keep LNW a leader in wealth management.
LNW is a comprehensive wealth management firm with nearly $16 billion in assets under management. As both a registered investment advisor and trust company, it offers a unique blend of wealth planning, investment management and trust services, integrating each of these dimensions into unified, personalized strategies.
About LNW
For more than five decades, LNW has served the interests of exceptional families and individuals. As both an RIA and trust company, LNW offers a full spectrum of specialized wealth planning, investment management and trust services that advance the aspirations and long-term financial ambitions of its clients. LNW has offices in Seattle, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, empowering clients across the U.S. and around the world.
LNW is owned by active employees as well as a majority ownership by The Laird Norton Company, one of the longest-sustained family enterprises in the United States. To learn more, visit LNWAdvisors.com.
