Cleary Gull's Stephanie Chedid Named a Woman of Influence by The Business Journal

    MILWAUKEE, WI, May 07, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Business Journal will recognize Cleary Gull's Stephanie Chedid as a Woman of Influence in the Corporate Executive category. The Business Journal recognizes Milwaukee-area women who are leaders in their fields and are making an impact in their professions and communities. Profiles of the award winners will be published in a special section in the Milwaukee Business Journal on June 20, with an awards luncheon to be held that same day.

Said Michael Cleary, Chairman of Cleary Gull Inc., "Stephanie Chedid is deserving of this recognition. She has helped Cleary Gull grow a thriving asset management business serving health care institutions while remaining deeply involved in our firm and the community."

Stephanie Chedid is president of Cleary Gull's health care asset management division. She is a member of the firms' Investment Policy Committee and an active speaker within the investment management and health care industries. She received her B.A. in International Relations with a minor in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Ms. Chedid is an active member of the Wisconsin Healthcare Financial Management Association, is on the board of the Lutheran Home Foundation, is on the Women's Leadership Council and co-chairs the Family Philanthropy Sub-Committee of the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and is past-Co-Chair of the Emerging Leaders Council and United Way board member. In addition, she serves as a board member and Immediate Past Chair of the board of Community Health Charities of Wisconsin.

Said Chedid, "The Business Journal does a great job of recognizing professional women leaders in our community and I am humbled to be counted among them." Chedid will be recognized in the Corporate Executive category alongside Peggy Troy, CEO of Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and Linda Benfield, Managing Partner of Foley & Lardner, LLP.

About Cleary Gull
Cleary Gull (www.clearygull.com) is an employee-owned firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin providing specialized financial services through two operating divisions: Investment Advisory and Investment Banking. Cleary Gull is among the top 100 registered investment advisors in the U.S.(1) with combined assets under management of $2.5 billion as of December 31, 2013 and a focus on high net worth individuals, pilots, and not-for-profit hospitals and senior living communities across the nation. Cleary Gull's investment bankers specialize in providing exclusive advice on sales, mergers, acquisitions, private debt and equity capital placement, typically for transactions from $10 million to $200 million.

(1) Based on an InvestmentNews.com 12/22/12 published ranking of the top broker-dealer registered investment advisers by total assets under management.

# # #