Every organization is shaped by its history. Ours reaches back for five generations.

The company that today is Laird Norton Tyee (LNTyee) was founded in 1967 to serve as advocates and stewards for the wealth of the Laird Norton family, institutionalizing the informal, family-based relationships that had served family needs since the 1950s. To broaden the asset base and strengthen the business, the company began serving private external clients in 1979. Today, those clients represent approximately 75 percent of our client base.

Beginnings

The Laird Norton family has practiced Wealth Regeneration^SM for more than 150 years. The legacy was created in 1855 by two brothers and their cousin who jointly operated a milling and manufacturing company in the Midwest. Hard work, ingenuity and the growth of industry built a thriving company with capital for expansion, and in 1900, the Laird and Norton families partnered with Frederick Weyerhaeuser to acquire and manage timberlands in the Pacific Northwest and found the Weyerhaeuser Company.

Diverse Business Growth

By 1963, the Laird Norton family had founded many companies in the forest product industry, such as Potlatch Lumber Company, Boise Payette Lumber Company and General Timber Company. This success, along with an infusion of capital from the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Weyerhaeuser, resulted in the need for trust administration and asset management services which prompted the founding of Laird Norton Trust Company.

In 2004, the trust company merged with an entrepreneurial wealth management firm, Tyee Asset Strategies, to create an integrated company serving all of the varied wealth management needs of our clients.

LNTyee Now

Today, LNTyee is one of the largest privately held wealth management company in the Pacific Northwest. With nationally recognized leadership, a commitment to hiring and retaining the brightest and most qualified team members, and a passion for exceptional client service, our high-net-worth clients rely on us for an extremely personalized approach to their complex needs.

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, LNTyee has nearly $4 billion in assets under advisement and serves more than 425 clients. Those clients have a net worth ranging from several million dollars to hundreds of millions. When you become an LNTyee client, we make your mission our own. Our long commitment to serving as advocates and stewards continues as we help you and your family become great owners of your wealth.