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Legg Mason CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Joseph A. Sullivan is the Legg Mason's CEO. Legg Mason has 3,059 employees, of which 25 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Legg Mason executive team is 42% female and 58% male.
  • 68% of the management team is White.
  • 9% of Legg Mason management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
Joseph A. Sullivan

Chief Executive Officer

Joseph Joseph A. Sullivan, Joe, is the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director at Legg Mason Inc. since February 13, 2013. Previously, he served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer from October 1, 2012 to February 13, 2013, Head of Global Distribution since December 2010 at the firm. Joseph Sullivan joined the firm as the Chief Administrative Officer in 2008 and was responsible for Legg Mason's all operational functions, including technology, risk management, human resources, and legal and compliance. He served as a Senior Vice President of Stifel Financial Corp. from December 1, 2005 to September 2008. He served as an Executive Vice President of Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc., a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. since December 1, 2005 and Director of its Fixed Income Capital Markets from December 1, 2005 to September 2008. He was responsible for municipal and taxable fixed income banking, research, and institutional sales and trading. He managed Legg Mason Wood Walker's fixed income capital markets operations and was responsible for the oversight of the taxable and municipal fixed income banking, trading, institutional sales, and research departments of Legg Mason Wood Walker. He served in senior roles at Dain Bosworth and Piper Jaffrey. Joseph Sullivan has been very active within the financial services industry. He has been a Director of Legg Mason Inc. since February 13, 2013. He served as a Director of Stifel Financial Corp. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. since December 1, 2005. Joseph Sullivan serves on the board of Associated Catholic Charities of Maryland, St. Ignatius Loyola Academy, and Loyola Blakefield High School. Joseph Sullivan is also an active Board Member within education and social services. He serves as Trustee of the Securities Industry Institute.

Barry W. Huff

Board Member

Kurt L. Schmoke

Board Member

Legg Mason

Board Member

Margaret Milner Richardson

Board Member

Nelson Peltz

Board Member

Peter H. Nachtwey

Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer

Peter H. Nachtwey's LinkedIn

Peter Nachtwey joined Legg Mason as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee in January, 2011. He joined Legg Mason from The Carlyle Group, where he was Chief Financial Officer, a member of the Operating Committee, and responsible for the firm's financial and investor reporting, internal controls, budgeting, treasury, IT and global facilities. In his role as CFO at Legg Mason, Peter Nachtwey is responsible for Finance & Treasury, Investor Relations, Public Relations, Corporate Marketing & Corporate Communications. Prior to joining Carlyle, Peter Nachtwey was a partner at Deloitte & Touche, serving in various leadership roles including Northeast Regional Managing Partner for the Investment Management industry and as the firm's lead partner for the Blackstone Group. Before becoming a partner at Deloitte, Peter Nachtwey spent two years overseas working for a U.S. defense contractor. Peter Nachtwey graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University. He is active in a number of industry groups, and he is a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Investor Advisory Committee. Peter Nachtwey’s community activities have included College Bound Foundation, The National Gallery of Art, The Friends of the New York Public Library, and the Tri-State Regional Plan Association.

Alan Merten

Board Member

Carol Anthony Davidson (John)

Board Member

Cheryl Gordon Krongard

Board Member

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Name & TitleBio
Joseph A. Sullivan

Chief Executive Officer

Joseph Joseph A. Sullivan, Joe, is the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director at Legg Mason Inc. since February 13, 2013. Previously, he served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer from October 1, 2012 to February 13, 2013, Head of Global Distribution since December 2010 at the firm. Joseph Sullivan joined the firm as the Chief Administrative Officer in 2008 and was responsible for Legg Mason's all operational functions, including technology, risk management, human resources, and legal and compliance. He served as a Senior Vice President of Stifel Financial Corp. from December 1, 2005 to September 2008. He served as an Executive Vice President of Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc., a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. since December 1, 2005 and Director of its Fixed Income Capital Markets from December 1, 2005 to September 2008. He was responsible for municipal and taxable fixed income banking, research, and institutional sales and trading. He managed Legg Mason Wood Walker's fixed income capital markets operations and was responsible for the oversight of the taxable and municipal fixed income banking, trading, institutional sales, and research departments of Legg Mason Wood Walker. He served in senior roles at Dain Bosworth and Piper Jaffrey. Joseph Sullivan has been very active within the financial services industry. He has been a Director of Legg Mason Inc. since February 13, 2013. He served as a Director of Stifel Financial Corp. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. since December 1, 2005. Joseph Sullivan serves on the board of Associated Catholic Charities of Maryland, St. Ignatius Loyola Academy, and Loyola Blakefield High School. Joseph Sullivan is also an active Board Member within education and social services. He serves as Trustee of the Securities Industry Institute.

Barry W. Huff

Board Member

Kurt L. Schmoke

Board Member

Legg Mason

Board Member

Margaret Milner Richardson

Board Member

Nelson Peltz

Board Member

Alan Merten

Board Member

Carol Anthony Davidson (John)

Board Member

Cheryl Gordon Krongard

Board Member

Dennis M. Kass

Board Member

Legg Mason leadership demographics

Legg Mason gender distribution in management team

  • The Legg Mason executive team is 42% female and 58% male.
  • Legg Mason is 43% female and 57% male company-wide.
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58%
Company-wide: 57%
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Company-wide: 43%

Legg Mason executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Legg Mason executive officers is White.
  • 68% of the management team is White.
  • 11% of Legg Mason's management is Black or African American.
  • 10% of the management team is Asian.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 54% of employees are White.
  • 17% of employees are Black or African American.
  • 13% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
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