Brown Brothers Harriman Strengthens Chicago Presence with Strategic New Hire

Kristina White brings nearly 15 years of estate planning experience to BBH

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH) is pleased to announce the addition of Kristina White as a Senior Wealth Planner in our Chicago office. Kristina joins BBH as a Managing Director from McDermott Will & Emery where she was a Partner in their trust and estates practice. Kristina brings a deep knowledge of sophisticated wealth planning to BBH and will work directly with high net-worth individuals, families and private business owners on wealth transfer planning, trust and estate administration, and gift and generation-skipping transfer tax issues.

"Kristina's expertise will be invaluable to BBH and our Chicago clients, and we're looking forward to the unique perspective she'll bring to solving our client’s estate planning challenges," said Fernando Soto, Managing Director and Head of the Chicago office. "We look forward to continuing to work closely with private business owners and families across the region to ensure their wealth plans are rooted in their values and designed to achieve their goals."

"As a Partner at McDermott, I worked closely with BBH Chicago serving our mutual clients across the Midwest," said Kristina White. "I'm thrilled to join the BBH team to holistically advise families and business owners on their estate and wealth plans in partnership with our relationship managers and investment professionals."

About Brown Brothers Harriman
Founded in 1818, we understand first-hand what it takes to steward an institution for the long term. We bring that expertise when helping clients create, grow, and preserve their wealth for generations. As a private partnership, we are uniquely built to put clients first and create success that lasts.

Today, BBH is the trusted and preferred advisor and investor for private businesses and their owners, wealthy families, and sophisticated institutional investors. Through our Capital Partners line of business, we offer multi-family office solutions, investment management, private equity, and corporate advisory and banking services.

We are known for our collaborative, high-integrity, client-first approach where we strive to exceed expectations by helping our clients achieve their definition of success.