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      William Blair

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      4.3

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (443 total reviews)
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      Brent Gledhill

      92% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Senior management

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      William Blair has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 443 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The William Blair employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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      443 reviews
      5.0
      May 27, 2026

      Beautiful office and culture, but disconnect in management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Beautiful Chicago office and great working culture

      Cons

      High level management disconnected with what actually happens in the firm

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      William Blair Response
      1w
      Thank you for taking the time to post a review, and we wish you the best in your career at William Blair.
      4.0
      May 25, 2026

      Interesting deals and learning opportunities, but weak management

      Investment banking analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great deal flow. Get to work on some interesting deals and you will learn a lot as a new analyst or graduate. Firm has some amazing senior bankers who are really good at what they do. There's room to develop if you really want to do it. But i can't speak for experienced roles / hires.

      Cons

      Office politics don't matter as much as an analyst but it's certainly there and you'll notice that. Work could be a lot sometimes (benched marked against investment banking standard) and middle mgmt. is pretty weak. And there's no incentives to fix that because it won't affect topline.

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      William Blair Response
      2w
      Thank you for taking the time to post a review, and we wish you the best in your career at William Blair.
      4.0
      Apr 8, 2026

      Good place

      Investment banking summer analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good hq building, good people in certain groups

      Cons

      Some groups have bad culture

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      William Blair Response
      2mo
      Thank you for taking the time to post a review, and we wish you the best in your career at William Blair.
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