Ross Henry

Ross Henry

Senior Director, Client Services

Ross is a Senior Director, Client Services at Laird Norton Wealth Management. He has more than 20 years of financial services experience, with a special focus on family-owned businesses and closely held companies.

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Family and Finance
September 15, 2020
Family Matters: Staying Wealthy, Happy and Wise in 2020 and Way Beyond

It’s not easy for a family to stay wealthy, happy and wise -- through crisis years such as 2020 and generation after generation.  In one of his r...

Financial and Business Planning
May 29, 2018
Why Your Family Business Needs a Shareholders’ Agreement

Uncertainty can wreak havoc. And that’s especially true when it comes to running a family business. Governing processes and procedures – well-es...

Family and Finance
November 02, 2016
Family Business Success Factors

What do family businesses need to survive and thrive? A recent large study by McKinsey & Co. zeros in on four key factors: (1) Maintaining en...

Family and Finance
June 20, 2012
The Hurdles of Keeping a Business in the Family

Family business owners have always faced a myriad of obstacles when it comes to passing their business onto the next generation, from control issues...

Family and Finance
October 31, 2011
Twisting a Family Business Succession Plan

The Federal Reserve is not the only organization dealing with “twists” in their planning. We recently met with a family that had worked hard on ...

Family and Finance
February 25, 2011
Can You Let Go of the Family Enterprise?

Imagine this: you're a boomer quickly approaching 65 who owns a family business. You have spent most of your life building and running this successf...

Family and Finance
December 01, 2010
Smart Planning Elevates Great Family Businesses

Family businesses are a foundational element of the global economy and will play a key role in its continued recovery. What keeps great family busin...

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