Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Entrance at 140 Broadway | |
| Company type | Partnership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Investment banking Commercial banking Private equity Wealth management Merger and acquisitions |
| Founded | January 1, 1931, in New York City, US (merger of Brown Bros. & Co. (1818), Harriman Brothers & Company (1927) and W. A. Harriman & Co. (1922)) |
| Headquarters | 140 Broadway New York City |
| Revenue | $1.3 billion |
| Total assets | US$ 55 billion (2020) |
Number of employees | 5,701 (2020) |
| Website | www |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH) is the oldest and one of the largest private investment banks in the United States. In 1931, the merger of Brown Brothers & Co. (founded in 1818) and Harriman Brothers & Co. formed the current BBH.
Brown Brothers Harriman is also notable for the number of influential American politicians, government appointees, and Cabinet members who have worked at the company, such as W. Averell Harriman, Prescott Bush, Robert A. Lovett, Richard W. Fisher, Robert Roosa, Alan Greenspan and Scott Bessent.