Carol Brandt ’78

Carol began her career in LaSalle National Bank Bond Department and later transitioned to the Wealth Management Group, where she obtained her Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP)SM designation, awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.

  • Named to Barron’s Top 100 Women Financial Advisors 2008 through 2013 and Barron’s Top 1,000 Financial Advisors 2010 through 2012*
  • Named to Financial Times Top 400 Financial Advisors 2014**
  • Named to REP’s Top 100 Wirehouse Advisors 2013 and REP’s Top 50 Wirehouse Women in America 2013***

Carol holds a Bachelor of Music Education cum laude from Illinois Wesleyan University and an MBA in Finance from DePaul University.

Carol sits on the Lincoln Park Zoo Women’s Board and the Illinois Wesleyan University Chicago Alumni Board. She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

While working at LaSalle National Bank, Carol founded and directed the LaSalle Bank Employee Choir, which performed the National Anthem annually for the Cubs and White Sox, as well as holiday concerts. Carol also chaired the LaSalle Women’s Network.

She and her husband, Bill, live on the Near North side of Chicago.

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