Maria Watts — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Head of Global Financial Sponsors Group and Global Consumer Investment Banking at Baird
Named to Crain's Chicago Business list of Notable Leaders in Finance in 2023
Named one of Mergers & Acquisitions Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A in 2020
MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
Graduated cum laude from Centenary College of Louisiana with a bachelor of science degree

Biography

Maria Watts serves as Head of Baird's Global Financial Sponsors Group and also as Head of Baird's Global Consumer Group. She is a member of Baird's Investment Banking Management Committee. Since joining Baird in 2009, Maria has been instrumental in executing numerous mergers, acquisitions, and public offerings for both companies and private equity clients across various sectors.

Her contributions to the financial industry have been recognized with several accolades.