Mark Brady

Brady completed his MBA in Finance and Accounting at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Northwestern University with a B.A. in Economics.

Brady previously worked for Kidder, Peabody & Company. He joined William Blair & Company in 1991 and became partner of the firm in 1996. William Blair is the biggest Chicago-based investment banking firm. During his time at the company, Brady has completed more than 150 acquisitions and transactions with companies domiciled in 15 different countries. Brady’s insights on investment banking have been featured in several business publications and on private equity panels.

In 2008, he was named Mid-Market Banker of the Year by Investment Dealers’ Digest. In 2013, he received the M&A Mid-Market Dealmaker of the Year Award for his involvement with the sale of TMW Systems Inc. and Colson.

In 2012, Brady and his team completed 76 transactions totaling $13.8 billion, increasing their number of transactions by 31 percent year-over-year and transaction value by 15 percent. Brady was also involved in the $3.0 billion spinoff of Collier’s from FirstService, the sale of Boulder Brands to Pinnacle Foods for $975 million, and the $385 million sale of Woodstream to Vestar Capital.

Brady is a board member for several Chicago-based nonprofit organizations including Communities in Schools Chicago and Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

Brady resides in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood with his wife and four children.