Investment Team


Our Investment Team is solely focused on navigating the financial markets and determining the optimal investments to meet your goals, and our dedicated Portfolio Managers help oversee management of investment portfolios. Our highly skilled and motivated investment professionals are committed to actively monitoring your portfolio—managing assets for families, endowments, foundations and corporations. Many of our team members hold advanced designations, including Chartered Financial Analyst® charterholders, CPAs, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioners and MBAs.

Investment Portfolio Team

Zach Hillard
Zachary E. Hillard, CFA, MBA
Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
Bob Ballsrud
Robert J. Ballsrud, CPA, CFA
Executive Vice President, Executive Managing Director, Wealth Advisor
Kevin Pfleger
Kevin Pfleger
Executive Vice President,
Investment Portfolio Manager
Mike Bartochowsk
Mike Bartochowski
Senior Vice President, Investment Portfolio Manager
Busey associate Mike Elvin smiling
Mike Elvin, CFP®, CFA, CAIA
Senior Vice President, Director of Fixed Income
Gran McKay
Grant McKay, CFA, MBA
Senior Vice President,
Investment Portfolio Manager
Aaron Sutton
Aaron Sutton, CFA
Senior Vice President,
Investment Portfolio Manager
Patrick Jones
Patrick Jones, CFA
Assistant Vice President
Associate Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income




Mustafa Odeh
Mustafa Odeh
Assistant Vice President
Associate Portfolio Manager, Trading  II



Michael Braker
Michael Braker
Officer, Associate Portfolio Manager, Trading






































































































































































Investment products and services through Busey Wealth Management are not FDIC insured, may lose value, and have no bank guarantee.