Benjamin J. Ledyard has joined Boston-based wealth management firm Silver Bridge Advisors as the regional director for the mid-Atlantic and the director of wealth strategies for the firm.
Ledyard joins Silver Bridge from Wilmington Trust Company, where he previously served as a managing director and senior private client advisor of the wealth advisory division, director of the wealth strategies team and regional director of the Wilmington Family Office, the multi-family office subsidiary of WTC.
As regional director of the mid-Atlantic, Ledyard will report to Stephen Prostano, president and chief operating officer at Silver Bridge, and Thomas Manning, chief investment officer of the firm. He will be responsible for expanding the firm’s wealth advisory services to the mid-Atlantic region and establishing a Delaware trust office to offer the "Delaware Trust Advantage" to the firm’s clients nationally.
"As director of wealth strategies for Silver Bridge, Ben brings a proven track record of creating, implementing, and managing sophisticated wealth planning strategies for high-net-worth individuals and families," said Prostano.
Named as one of Worth magazine’s "Top 100 Wealth Advisors" in 2004, 2005 and 2007, and most recently as "Top Wealth Advisor" by Washington Life Magazine’s 2009 Wealth Roundtable, Ledyard is a frequent speaker on a range of wealth management topics for national and international wealth management and multi-family office conferences. He has also been featured as an expert in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Investor’s Business Daily, the Dow Jones Newswire, Forbes, Worth and Fortune.
"Having come from larger institutions, I am deeply impressed with the entrepreneurial spirit that permeates the Silver Bridge culture, the firm’s independent and sustainable business model, and the significant investments made in its technology, operations and reporting platform," said Ledyard. "I’m excited to have the opportunity to build out the firm’s Delaware presence and expand the reach of Silver Bridge’s thoughtful, integrated advice and exceptional client service."
Ledyard received his law degree from the Widener University School of Law and received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Delaware. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the National Association of Securities Dealer, the Estate Planning Council of Delaware, and the Wilmington Tax Group. He also serves as the Chair of the Planned Giving Committee of Tatnall School and the Planned Giving Committee of the Brandywine River Museum.
