Brian E. Hahn, Managing Director, joined the firm in 1995 as a Wealth Advisor in the Chicago office. For 28 years, Brian and his multi-disciplinary team have specialized in helping private clients design and implement customized wealth management solutions, incorporating both traditional and alternative investment strategies. He and his team currently manage more than $2.6 billion in client investment assets.Prior to joining the firm, Brian was a wealth advisor for a large money center bank headquartered in Chicago. Prior to that, he worked in New York and abroad for one of the world's leading offshore financial services firms, advising on international trust and company formation issues. He also has served as a business development consultant to a leading European offshore financial center. Brian started his career in Washington D.C., where he spent several years as a legislative aide to a Member of Congress, advising on business and economic issues. Brian holds a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from Kansas State University and a Master's Diploma in Business Administration from The University of Edinburgh, where he attended as a Rotary International Scholar. Brian was recognized by Barron's as a member of Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors, organized by state, ranked #10 in Illinois in 2024. He was also recognized by Forbes' 2024 List of America's Top Wealth Advisors, ranked #239 in America and #4 in Illinois. Barron’s rankings are based on a proprietary formula that considers various factors: assets under management, revenues generated by advisors for their firms, and the quality of the advisors’ practices. Investment performance is not an explicit criterion as performance is often a function of each client’s appetite for risk. Awards referenced do not reflect the experiences of any Neuberger Berman client and readers should not view such information as representative of any particular client’s experience or assume that they will have a similar investment experience as any previous or existing client. Awards are not indicative of the past or future performance of any Neuberger Berman product or service.Forbes' America’s Top Wealth Advisors features 250 seasoned wealth management advisors, collectively managing more than $1.5 trillion in assets. The Top Wealth Advisors Best-In-State feature 8,507 wealth advisors who, collectively, oversee more than 13.5 trillion in client assets.