RonK_200x200.jpg Ronald J. Kruszewski
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer

Ronald J. Kruszewski is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Stifel Financial Corp. and its principal subsidiary, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated.  He joined the firm as Chief Executive Officer in 1997 and was named Chairman in 2001.

Prior to joining Stifel, Mr. Kruszewski served as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Baird Financial Corporation and Managing Director of Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated from 1993 to September 1997.

Mr. Kruszewski is the current Chairman of the American Securities Association (ASA) and serves on the Board of Directors of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).  From 2014 through 2019, he served on the Federal Reserve’s Federal Advisory Council.
   
JimZ_200x200.jpg James M. Zemlyak
Co-President

Ronald J. Kruszewski is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Stifel Financial Corp. and its principal subsidiary, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated.  He joined the firm as Chief Executive Officer in 1997 and was named Chairman in 2001.

Prior to joining Stifel, Mr. Kruszewski served as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Baird Financial Corporation and Managing Director of Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated from 1993 to September 1997.

Mr. Kruszewski is the current Chairman of the American Securities Association (ASA) and serves on the Board of Directors of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).  From 2014 through 2019, he served on the Federal Reserve’s Federal Advisory Council.