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Jeffrey A. Rankin, Chairman

Jeffrey A. RankinJeff is the founder of The Rankin Group, Ltd. His professional experience spans over 30 years in recruiting for senior and middle management level executives in the financial services industry.

He started The Rankin Group, Ltd. in 1986 to facilitate national expansion of his search practice, and broaden the scope of his business beyond traditional search. Prior to building this organization, he was senior partner of Johnson-Rankin and Associates in Chicago, which focused on the recruitment of trust professionals.

Jeff is involved in all aspects of the search process from client management to candidate development and profiling. He is recognized for his ability to quickly penetrate a market, identify the key players, and sell them on the idea of looking at new opportunities. Team lift outs and targeting of acquisition candidates for instant positioning in new markets are his forte. He works on a multitude of searches across all functions within the trust, investment, and private banking business.

Jeff holds a B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

M.J. Rankin, President & CEO

M.J. RankinM.J. manages the sales, marketing and family consulting practices for the firm. She has more than 25 years experience in the areas of banking, trust and investments, marketing, and human resource development. Prior to joining The Rankin Group, Ltd. in 1986, she held management positions at Harris Bank, The Northern Trust Company, and The Bank Marketing Association in Chicago. Her early career started in Boston doing management training and development for Honeywell, followed by various roles in banking and marketing consulting. She holds an Associates degree in International Studies from Fisher College, Boston, and a B.A. degree from Suffolk University, Boston.

M.J. is well known throughout the financial services industry as an expert in wealth management and family offices. Her clientele consists of wealthy families and private investors who have or are considering establishing a family office to manage their complex needs. In addition, she works with bank and non-bank financial organizations that are looking to strategically position themselves in the family wealth market segment.

To address the benefits and challenges of running a Family Office, Ms. Rankin has developed an evaluation process that:

  • Assists family members and family office managers in identifying the role and performance expectations for senior level professionals.
  • Helps to set realistic parameters for compensation and performance measurement
  • Places a "value" on the contribution family office professionals make to the family by:
    • Objectively defining the nature of a particular assignment;
    • The complexity of the families situations; and
    • The related competencies required to meet position criteria.

By working through this process, families better understand the unique characteristics of their family office and the commitment needed to get the best return on their investment.

 
 

Lisa D. Ryan, Managing Director

Lisa RyanLisa is a Managing Director with the Rankin Group, Ltd. She brings over 10 years of search and research experience to the firm. Prior to joining The Rankin Group, she was a Senior Consultant with Family Office Exchange (FOX) responsible for executive search and family office consulting engagements. As a member of the search and consulting team, she managed client engagements, lead the candidate research and evaluation process, guided clients through the interview and selection process and facilitated compensation negotiations. Lisa led compensation-consulting projects and provided consulting support to families in transition and families developing family offices. She authored "FOX 2003 Global Compensation White Paper: Chief Investment Officers in Leading Family Offices" sponsored by Barclay's Global Investors.

Lisa was introduced to the search business through her prior career in providing merger and acquisition advisory and consulting services to commercial real estate financial service companies. Lisa assisted clients in expanding nationally through recruiting efforts and building offices in addition to acquiring companies.

Lisa earned her B.A. degree in Economics and French from Hollins College, and a M.S. in City Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

 
 

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