Todd Helfrich

Todd joined the USML Board of Advisors in 2024 and previously served as a member of the Rector’s Classic Golf Committee (2023-2024).  Todd is proud that his great-uncle, Reverend George Helfrich, graduated from USML in the ordination class of 1954.

Todd and his wife, Sarah Helfrich, have three daughters and reside in Lake Bluff, Illinois.  Growing up at St. Norbert Parish in Northbrook, the Helfrich Family now are parishioners of the Church of St. Mary in Lake Forest, Illinois. In his professional life, Todd is a Senior Vice President with Merrill Lynch Private Wealth Management, having joined Merrill following eight years in a similar capacity advising ultra-high net worth families and leading charitable foundations at J.P. Morgan Private Bank.  Prior to J.P. Morgan, Todd spent more than six years in service to the United States in the national security arena.  Todd began his career in the investment banking division of Deutsche Bank Securities. Todd graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a B.A. in Politics where he won three varsity letters in football and later earned an M.B.A. with honors in Finance from Georgetown University