Benjamin J. Ledyard

Mr. Ledyard is Regional Director at Silver Bridge Capital Management LLC.
Prior to joining Silver Bridge, he was a vice president at Wilmington Trust Company and most recently served as the Regional Director of the Wilmington Family Office, the multi-family office subsidiary for Wilmington Trust.
There, he managed a team that oversaw $5 billion in client relationships and provided a wide range of customized family office solutions in addition to a full complement of wealth management and trustee services.
He joined Wilmington Trust in 1998 as a managing director and senior private client advisor.
Recognized as one of Worth magazine’s Top 100 Advisors in 2004, 2005, and 2007, Mr. Ledyard is also an expert speaker on a broad array of wealth management topics, including estate planning, business succession, risk management, family governance, and strategic philanthropy.
Most recently, he was named Top Wealth Manager by Washington Life magazine and participated in the publication’s annual Wealth Management Roundtable in June 2009.
Mr. Ledyard received his JD from Widener University School of Law and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware.
He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the National Association of Estate Planning Councils, the Estate Planning Council of Delaware, and the Wilmington Tax Group.
He currently serves as the Chair of the Planned Giving Committee for the Tatnall School and also serves on the Planned Giving Committee for the Brandywine River Museum.