Elliott Baim

Elliott Baim, longtime equity trader and sales professional at Bear Stearns in San Francisco, passed away in San Rafael, California. A graduate of The Wharton School, Elliott spent nearly three decades at Bear Stearns, building a career in the competitive world of finance. Elliott´s professional life left a strong impression on many, and he was known for his dedication to his work. For some, he was a respected colleague and mentor. For others, including myself, our working relationship was...

Elliott and I were personal friends and partners. His wife and my wife are also great friends. He and Terese Payne ran the Institutional office for Bear Stearns in San francisco. They both became mentors of mine. When Terese gave up running the office in 1995 I took over. Elliott was my partner though going forward. We had a great working relationship. He moved to our NY office in 1995 and I then followed in 2000. We had remained close friends til the very end. EB was one of the best...

He was a classmate of mine from junior high, to high school, to the University of Pennsylvania. I last saw him in Vietnam in early 1967. We had both been drafted and ran into each other on a street in downtown Saigon. We were both in civilian clothes. I had a rare day off from USARV headquarters and Elliot was in some sort of intelligence unit and didn´t wear a uniform. Very saddened to hear he died. A nice guy.

I am so sorry to hear the sad news following a difficult decline. He enjoyed such an accomplished life. Elliott was my lab partner in Sophomore biology and certainly saw things through the microscope that I never noticed! I thought he was fun and funny and unassuming. I never saw him again unless it was in passing at a reunion. But I never forgot him and of course he still looks like his graduation picture in my memory.

I know Elliott over 30 years through work and became a very good friend and he like a part of my family , we have hobbies about traveling and always got tips traveling from him...This is so sad and my heart hurts for Elliott. I prayed for Elliott has found peace. He is gone so soon, but Elliott love lives on. He is always in my thoughts. Elliott is one of the best people I ever met.

I have so many hysterical memories of Elliott. We met in 1979... I sat next to him for years on the trading desk at Bear Stearns. He has so much heart ! He was the best at what he did. What a personality ! What a sense of humor! I reached out to him in September and he filled me in on his situation with ALS. He was so strong and so positive. I love you Elliott, I will miss you!