Michael T. Zuendel

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

“From my vantage point, nothing great is ever achieved without a sense of urgency. This belief—foundational to the founding of Legacy Bridge—drives our continual innovation to support the ever-evolving needs of the families we are privileged to serve. While we manage quarter-to-quarter, our purpose is to ensure that a family’s values and wealth thrives as their legacy is created and sustained from one generation to the next.”

40

Years of experience as an Entrepreneur, Innovator, and Investor
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
  • Founded Legacy Bridge Private Family Offices for ultra-high-net-worth, multi-generational families
  • Dedicated to providing personal attention, control, investment performance and exceptional family office services to many of Iowa’s and the nation’s most prominent enterprising families
  • Focused on helping founders, entrepreneurs, and business innovators navigate the complexity that exists at the intersection of their family, enterprise and wealth
  • Committed to giving back: Founded the “Initiative to Change the ‘D-Word’” [a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization] to eliminate the stigma surrounding the use of “dementia” and “demented”
  • Passion to change the world of cognitive impairment: Served on the National Early-Stage Advisors Group of the Alzheimer’s Association; selected for the Global Neuroscience Patient Council; Champion for the Voices of Alzheimer’s organization; sits on the Alzheimer’s Patient Advisory Board of the Center for Study on Clinical Research Participation; and serves on the Board of Directors of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute Foundation
  • Featured speaker at industry events throughout the country and around the world