Baird & Warner names Lucy Baird chief stewardship officer

"Lucy Baird has been named chief stewardship officer and vice chair of the board at Baird & Warner, while Laura Ellis has been promoted to chief revenue officer, the company announced Friday. The moves formalize a sixth generation of family involvement at Chicagoland's largest independent and locally operated real estate brokerage. Additionally, the firm, which was founded in 1855, said the move also consolidates revenue leadership across brokerage, mortgage and title."

"In contrast to Wall Street-backed firms, our independence allows us to make decisions based on what is best for our agents and their clients, said Steve Baird, president and CEO of Baird & Warner. We remain committed to providing a model that supports long-term success, not short-term gains. We are not thinking in terms of quarters, but generations. Steve Baird said the company's ownership structure remains unchanged and in family hands, with a continued focus on independence in an industry increasingly shaped by publicly traded brokerages, M&A activity and private equity investment."

"Stewardship and good governance are at the core of Baird & Warner's culture and success, Steve Baird said. He added that Ellis's expanded role as chief revenue officer will further strengthen our integrated approach to real estate services, which remains a key differentiator. Lucy Baird, who is part of the firm's sixth generation of family ownership, has spent the past decade working inside the company as Baird & Warner historian and leading Good Will Works, the firm's philanthropic arm."

"In that role, she has overseen charitable giving, volunteer initiatives and partnerships with Habitat for Humanity Chicago, Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance, Spanish Coalition for Housing and YWCA. Her appointment to the board and into the newly created chief stewardship officer role is intended to reinforce a governance strategy that preserves Baird & Warner's independence and family-owned structure over the lon"

Lucy Baird was named chief stewardship officer and vice chair of the board at Baird & Warner, and Laura Ellis was promoted to chief revenue officer. The changes formalize a sixth generation of family involvement at the locally operated real estate brokerage founded in 1855. The company said the leadership updates consolidate revenue leadership across brokerage, mortgage, and title. The ownership structure remains unchanged and in family hands, with decisions guided by what benefits agents and clients rather than short-term gains. The firm emphasized stewardship and good governance as core to its culture and success. Ellis’s expanded role is intended to strengthen an integrated approach to real estate services, and Lucy Baird’s background includes overseeing philanthropic initiatives through the company’s Good Will Works arm.

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