# Chad Abraham

> Chad Abraham is chairman and chief executive officer of Piper Sandler. He joined the firm as an investment banking analyst in 1991, built a technology banking career on the West Coast, and became CEO in January 2018 and chairman in May 2019. His tenure includes the Sandler O’Neill combination and expansion through specialist teams and acquisitions.

- **Role:** Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Piper Sandler
- **Organizations:** Piper Sandler, Columbus McKinnon Corporation, The Nature Conservancy (former regional trustee), The Blake School (former trustee)
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in economics and political science, Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Co-led investment banking with Scott LaRue as divisional revenue grew from approximately $150 million to more than $500 million., Became CEO after joining the firm as an analyst., Led Piper during the Sandler O’Neill combination and subsequent expansion through specialist acquisitions.

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Joined Piper as an investment banking analyst.
- **1996** — Opened Piper’s Menlo Park, California office.
- **1999** — Promoted to managing director and head of technology investment banking.
- **2005** — Became head of capital markets.
- **2010** — Became global co-head of investment banking and capital markets.
- **2018** — Became CEO and a director effective January 1.
- **2019** — Became chairman in May; announced the Sandler O’Neill transaction in July.
- **2020** — Sandler O’Neill transaction closed January 3; company became Piper Sandler.
- **2021** — Joined the Columbus McKinnon board in November.
- **2022** — Piper Sandler completed the DBO Partners acquisition.
- **2024** — Piper Sandler completed its acquisition of Aviditi Advisors.

## Achievements

- Co-led investment banking with Scott LaRue as divisional revenue grew from approximately $150 million to more than $500 million.
- Became CEO after joining the firm as an analyst.
- Led Piper during the Sandler O’Neill combination and subsequent expansion through specialist acquisitions.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Piper announced an infrastructure debt advisory team in London led by Stewart Robinson.
- **2026-10** — Abraham, Deb Schoneman and Kate Clune were announced as hosts of the October 30 third-quarter results call; the event is upcoming as of October 22.
- **2026-09** — Welcomed Wendy Schoppert to Piper Sandler’s board.
- **2026-09** — Piper launched equities trading in Europe from a Paris office led by Ben Allen.
- **2026-07** — Piper reported first-half net revenues of $970 million and adjusted net revenues of $961 million.
- **2026-06** — Announced new services and industrials co-heads and expanded private equity advisory leadership.

## Links

- Website: https://www.pipersandler.com/about/people/chad-abraham
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadabraham

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Last updated: 2026-10-22