Stuart Dorsett

Stuart Dorsett, a partner and strategic advisor, is the chief strategic advisory officer for Brown Advisory and the head of the Carolinas office, based in Chapel Hill, NC. Prior to joining Brown Advisory, he was a partner with Ward and Smith, P.A. in Raleigh, NC, where he served as the leader of the firm's trusts and estates law practice group. He is certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a specialist in estate planning and probate law, he is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and he was recognized as 2013's "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers.

Gussie Codrington

Gussie is the institutional relationship manager for Brown Advisory's international business. In this role she is responsible for servicing and maintaining relationships for global separately managed account clients across a range of Brown Advisory investment strategies. In addition, her responsibilities include servicing and building relationships with our international third-party distribution partners.



Gussie joined the firm in 2014, having previously worked for Pip Organic, a soft drink start up, managing sales, marketing and administration.

Louisa Cottrell

Louisa is a partner and a business development director based in the London office. She supports the growth of the private client and charity business in the U.K. and oversees the international event and sponsorship strategy. She began her career at Brown Advisory in 2011 as an executive assistant before moving into the firm's marketing team where she went on to lead the firm's international events, becoming co-head and director of international marketing and events. 

Ted Hanks, CFA

Ted is a partner and serves as managing director of private investments at Brown Advisory. Ted leads the firm's buyout and private credit investment efforts, including sourcing, due diligence, underwriting and monitoring of investments in those areas. Ted serves as portfolio manager for the firm's private equity (buyout, venture capital and growth equity) and private credit investment programs. Prior to joining Brown Advisory, he worked at PNC Financial Services Group in Corporate Banking.

Keith Stone

Keith is a partner, member of the Executive Team and managing director of private investments at Brown Advisory. Keith serves as a portfolio manager and leads the firm's venture capital investments, overseeing more than $1 billion of commitments across funds, co-investments and direct investments.

James Stierhoff

James is a partner, portfolio manager and serves as co-head of Baltimore Private Client. In his role as PM, James advises and manages portfolios for complex families, individuals, endowments and foundations. Previously at Brown Advisory, James was an analyst with the Investment Solutions Group where he covered a variety of externally managed equity and fixed income strategies.

Sidney Ahl, CFA

Sid is a partner, a member of the Executive Team, serves as co-chief investment officer for private client, endowments and foundations, and as head of the New York office. He is responsible for advising individuals and institutions on investment portfolios that contain significant allocations to alternative investments and have a high tolerance for less liquid investments. Prior to joining Brown Advisory in 2012, he was a partner and director of research at CDK for 10 years, where his initial focus was on hedge fund manager research and the design of hedge fund portfolios.

Jordan Wruble

Jordan is a partner and serves as head of the firm's Investment Solutions Group (ISG). The ISG performs manager research and selection, makes asset allocation recommendations, and creates and manages specialized partnership funds for individuals, families, endowments and foundations. Jordan is also a portfolio manager and advises some of Brown Advisory's largest clients on their investment decisions. He sits on a number of the firm's investment committees and has served on the operating committee.
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