Michelle Seitz
Michelle Seitz is a purpose-driven executive with over three decades of business building success as both a CEO and investor. She founded MeydenVest Partners in 2022 with the goal of ensuring that deserving businesses solving important societal issues have access to both seasoned strategic advice and patient capital.
At the age of 35, Michelle was tapped as CEO of William Blair Investment Management. She drove five-fold growth and global recognition for the business over her 17-year tenure. She then served for five years as Chairman & CEO of Russell Investments, one of the largest investment advisors in the world operating in 32 countries. At each company she led, a hallmark of her approach was not just achieving financial returns for shareholders and clients, but also leveraging her platform and voice to push for systemic change to improve peoples’ financial security.
Michelle consistently appears on Barron’s list of “The Most Influential Women in Finance,” and American Banker’s list of the “Most Powerful Women in Finance.” She was awarded an “Alumni Fellow” by Indiana University in 2017. She serves on the boards of Sana Biotechnology (Nasdaq: SANA), a company dedicated to the development of engineered genes as medicine, and Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business where she has endowed a scholarship for women and diverse students. She is Co-Chair of The Fortune CEO Initiative Collaborative on Building Stronger Communities. She is also a member of YPO International, the Economic Club of New York, the Economic Club of Chicago, C200, and International Women’s Forum.