The addition of The Parker Group, which joins Baird from Morgan Stanley, marks the 11th private wealth management office in the state for the wealth management firm.
Katherine Jollon Colsher will succeed Janet Cowell as head of the organization, which works to ensure that 30% of investable capital will be managed by women by 2030.
Forest Williams Jr. of The Opus Group of Virginia specializes in asset management and retirement income planning, and will join the firm from MML Investors Services.
Creative Planning, the Overland Park, Kan.-based RIA led by CEO Peter Mallouk, announced its biggest acquisition to date Wednesday, $1.6 billion AUM Atlanta RIA TrueWealth.