Daniel Zelazny
Partner, Head of William Blair Financial Institutions and National Accounts
About Dan
Dan Zelazny, partner, is head of the Financial Institutions and National Accounts (FINA) group within the intermediary channel at William Blair Investment Management. He has 25 years of experience selling and distributing investments to institutions, consultants, and investment advisors.
Before joining William Blair in March 2019, Dan was a managing director in the retirement solutions group at AQR Capital Management, where he led the creation and build-out of a subadvisory and retirement effort. Before joining AQR, Dan held various distribution and management roles at Neuberger Berman for 13 years. He began his career as an analyst at Mercer Investment Consulting in Chicago.
Dan is actively involved in several industry organizations, including the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) and Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA). He received a B.S. in finance from Michigan State University and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
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William Blair is a premier global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management. We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet our clients’ evolving needs. As an independent and employee-owned firm, together with our strategic partners, we operate in more than 20 offices worldwide.*
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1935Year William Blair was founded
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1,900+Employees worldwide
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147 billion+Client assets
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90 YearsIndependent and employee-owned
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20+Offices worldwide
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~650Companies under coverage
As of December 31, 2024
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.