About William Blair Investment Management
William Blair is a global asset management firm managing $67.1 billion of assets on behalf of clients (as of 12/31/2023). Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Chicago, we have global resources providing expertise and solutions to meet our clients’ evolving needs.
We are an independent, 100% active-employee owned firm. Our philosophy has always been to serve our clients’ interests first and foremost. With that foundation, our company has a history of maintaining long-term client relationships. Since 1935, our commitment to clients has been embodied by our founder’s credo, “When our clients succeed, the firm’s success will follow.”
Our investment teams are solely focused on active management and employ disciplined, analytical research processes across a wide range of strategies, including U.S. equity, non-U.S. equity, and emerging markets debt. William Blair has extensive experience constructing portfolios that have the potential to deliver compelling long-term performance and are characterised by high active share and strong downside protection.