{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/laird-norton-wetherby-wealth-management-107341","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/107341","regulatoryAum":12183776067,"crd":"107341","secFileNumber":"801-36445","legalName":"Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management, LLC","displayName":"Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management","website":"https://lnwadvisors.com/","founded":null,"organization":"California limited liability company","fiscalYearEnd":"December","headquarters":{"street":"801 Second Avenue, Suite 1600","city":"Seattle","state":"WA","stateName":"Washington","country":"United States","postalCode":"98104"},"tradeNames":[],"registration":{"secApproved":"27 April 1990","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":169,"advisory":96,"brokerDealerReps":0,"insuranceAgents":0,"promoters":0},"aum":{"discretionary":11683938927,"discretionaryAccounts":5804,"nonDiscretionary":499837140,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":237,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":1,"nonAumClients":0},"clientTypes":[{"label":"Individuals (other than HNW)","clients":229,"regulatoryAum":190367681},{"label":"High-net-worth individuals","clients":850,"regulatoryAum":10469228606},{"label":"Investment companies","clients":1,"regulatoryAum":7476803},{"label":"Pooled investment vehicles","clients":3,"regulatoryAum":54201548},{"label":"Pension and profit-sharing plans","clients":1,"regulatoryAum":111649018},{"label":"Charitable organizations","clients":28,"regulatoryAum":709328042},{"label":"Corporations and other businesses","clients":18,"regulatoryAum":525952686},{"label":"Other","clients":19,"regulatoryAum":115571683}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"custodians":[{"name":"Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.","shortName":"Charles Schwab","location":"San Francisco, CA","smaAssets":9752607897}],"custodyNote":"Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management has custody of $3.50B for 629 clients.","otherCustodians":[],"leadership":[{"name":"Kayla Kemner","title":"Chief Financial Officer","crd":"7940167"},{"name":"Jaclyne Badal","title":"Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel","crd":"7761017"},{"name":"Lauren Halloran","title":"Chief Compliance Officer","crd":"5180033"},{"name":"Ronald Albahary","title":"Chief Investment Officer","crd":"2096826"},{"name":"Kristen Bauer","title":"CEO","crd":"5223280"},{"name":"Stephen Janowsky","title":"Vice Chair","crd":"5303706"}],"ownership":[{"label":"Laird Norton Wetherby Trust","detail":"Member in the 75% or more ownership band and a control person, since December 2021."},{"label":"Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company, LLC","detail":"Member in the 75% or more ownership band and a control person, since December 2021."},{"label":"Laird Norton Enterprises Inc","detail":"Indirect owner: a member of Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company, LLC in the 75% or more band and a control person, since December 2021.","parent":"Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company, LLC"},{"label":"Laird Norton Company LLC","detail":"Indirect owner: a memeber of Laird Norton Enterprises Inc in the 75% or more band and a control person, since December 2021.","parent":"Laird Norton Enterprises Inc"}],"branchOffices":null,"filedOffices":{"otherThanPrincipal":4,"privateResidences":0},"listedOfficeAddresses":5,"officesByState":[{"state":"California","offices":2,"addresses":[{"street":"1801 Century Park East","city":"Los Angeles"},{"street":"580 California ST.","city":"San Francisco"}]},{"state":"New York","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"370 Lexington Ave","city":"New York"}]},{"state":"Pennsylvania","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"150 N. 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They include 850 high-net-worth individuals, 229 other individuals and 28 charitable organizations.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 31 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management offer?","answer":"Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, selecting other managers, publishing newsletters and educational seminars.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management use?","answer":"Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management’s separately managed account assets are held at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (San Francisco, CA), with $9,752,607,897. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 31 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management have?","answer":"Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management has 58 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 169 employees, and 96 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management’s separately managed accounts held 40% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 31% exchange-traded equities, 12% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar), 8% non-exchange-traded equities, 7% state and local bonds, 1% U.S. government and agency bonds, 1% cash and equivalents and 1% closely held operating businesses, structured derivatives, multi-asset holdings, and promissory notes.. It advises 3 private funds.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management?","answer":"Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management is owned through a trust by Laird Norton Company LLC. Its direct owners are Laird Norton Wetherby Trust (75% or more) and Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company, LLC (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 31 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management get paid?","answer":"Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}