Laird Norton Wealth Management CEO and leadership

Jeff Vincent has served as the CEO & President of Laird Norton Company since 2001. During that period, he has led the transformation of the company into an enterprise that focuses on two key areas: real estate and direct investments in operating companies. He is also Chairman of J.M. Huber Corporation, a fifth-generation family enterprise.

Jeff was born and raised near Des Moines, Iowa. He spent seventeen years in Chicago where worked for another multi-generation family business before making the shift to the West Coast. Jeff and his wife are the proud parents of two young adults, spending much of their free time together. He is passionate about quality education for all children and has volunteered with a variety of organizations during the past three decades to promote this cause. Jeff believes “being of service to others” is a key component of anyone’s life.

He holds a BSBA from Drake University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Jeff is a member of the Washington Roundtable where he serves as Chair of the Roundtable’s Education Committee. He is also a past chairman of the Washington State Board of Education.

Chieun Kim is a Chief Operating Officer at Laird Norton and is based in Seattle, WA area.

Gino Perrina is a Chief Investment Officer at Laird Norton and is based in New York, New York. He has worked as Head of Fixed Income Research at Russell Investments; Director, Global Equities at Tahoma Consulting Group; and Managing Director at BlackRock Inc. Gino studied at TTU.

Kristen Bauer is an Head:Family Office Services at THRESHOLD GROUP; Chief Executive Officer at Laird Norton; and Vice Chair - Board of Trustees at NATURE CONSERVANCY, THE and is based in Seattle, Washington. She has worked as Senior Managing Director at THRESHOLD GROUP, Partner at Social Venture Partners, and President at THRESHOLD GROUP. Kristen works or has worked as MEMBER at Seattle Estate Planning Council and MEMBER at Young Presidemts Organization. She attended American Civil Liberties Union, Alaris Consulting between 1988 and 1992, and University of Washington Foster School of Business between 1988 and 1992.

Mukesh Dharod is a President & Chief Executive Officer at Laird Norton and is based in Lenexa, KS area.