Leadership Team Brian Siegel, IRC®
Senior Managing Director · Chicago, IL
Brian joined Hayden IR in 2020 and is based in Chicago. He is a highly proactive investor relations practitioner with deep experience advising and counseling C-suites on effective IR marketing and communications strategies and on activist shareholders. His expertise includes positioning and messaging for corporate transformations, M&A, capital markets transactions and C-suite transitions.
Prior to joining Hayden IR, Brian served in senior in-house investor relations and finance roles at Sysco, Intel, PalmSource and Trimble, and provided IR consulting at Thomson Financial and through his own firm, B. Siegel Advisory Services.
Brian is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) and holds its Investor Relations Charter (IRC®). He has an MBA in finance and entrepreneurship from Babson College and a BSM in accounting from Tulane University.
Areas of Expertise
- Activist Shareholders
- Corporate Transformations
- M&A Communications
- Capital Markets Transactions
- C-Suite Transitions
Background
- Investor Relations Charter (IRC®), NIRI
- Member, National Investor Relations Institute
- MBA, Babson College
- BSM in Accounting, Tulane University
Our Team
Meet the Rest of the Team
- Brett MaasManaging PartnerFormer licensed broker with an extensive network across the financial community.Scottsdale, AZ
- James CarbonaraPartner, IR Strategy & Operations20+ years in investor relations. Former officer of an $800 million division of Capital One.New York, NY
- Kimberly RogersManaging DirectorFormer Director of IR at ZAGG. NIRI member and NACD Governance Fellow.Bend, OR
- Corbin WoodhullManaging Director, Global AdvisoryFormer head of international IR and equity research analyst at Janney Montgomery Scott.
- Todd M. PitcherSenior Consultant20+ years in financial services, advising on strategy and SEC matters.
- Lori HappeSenior Communications AssociateFormer spokesperson for a NYSE-listed Fortune 100 company.
- Jennifer HeadyAssistantWith the firm since its early years. Previously with IBM.







