Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH) is a global financial services firm founded in 1818. It describes itself as a privately owned and managed financial services firm operating without the distraction of outside shareholders, and as a private partnership now in its 14th generation of leadership. BBH operates through two focused businesses: Investor Services, which provides asset servicing and operating model solutions to global asset managers and financial institutions, and Capital Partners, which provides advice, capital, and differentiated investment strategies to business owners, high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, endowments, and institutional investors. The firm reports 6,000+ employees, 18 global offices, $6.2T AUCA, and $120.4B AUM (BBH and its affiliates, as of 30 June 2026). William B. Tyree is BBH's Managing Partner.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. was founded in 1818. The firm describes its evolution as mirroring the story of global finance adapting to navigate the challenges of expanding markets—boom and bust, recessions and depressions, inflation and deflation, regulation, growth—to serve its clients. As a privately owned and managed financial services firm operating without the distraction of outside shareholders, it states it is free to put clients first and focus on their interests, a mission it says has sustained it over two centuries. The firm says its goal has never been to be the biggest financial services firm but always to be the best partner for its clients, and that partnership represents more than just a form of ownership—it is its entire approach to doing business. BBH states it is now in its 14th generation of leadership and continues to embrace an ethic of partnership and stewardship dating to its origins as a family business. Today, its 39 Partners and 63 Principals are owner-managers actively involved in every client relationship. BBH has been in business for more than 200 years and describes sustainability—a steadfast commitment to long-term value and well-being—as core to who it is.

A private partnership built to put clients first, focused on being the best partner for its clients rather than the biggest financial services firm.

• Investor Services

  A leading provider of asset servicing and technology and operating model solutions to global asset managers and financial institutions.

• Capital Partners

  A trusted advisor and investor for private businesses and their owners, wealthy families, and sophisticated institutional investors; provides advice, capital, and differentiated investment strategies.

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2. 2Our Story | Brown Brothers Harrimanbbh.com
3. 3Our Partnership | Brown Brothers Harrimanbbh.com
4. 4Our Purpose & Values | Brown Brothers Harrimanbbh.com