Chris Maher is a Senior Vice President and Private Wealth Manager with Merrill Private Wealth Management headquartered in San Francisco. Chris works closely with individuals and families who have complex wealth management needs, helping them discern their long-term goals, while charting a clear path toward those objectives. He has particular depth catering to the needs of business owners, entrepreneurs, and senior executives, many of whom are actively building their wealth while juggling demanding careers and family commitments. These clients look to Chris for customized guidance, one-on-one attention, and a highly responsive service ethic that strives to make their financial lives easier and more reflective of their unique priorities and interests.

Chris recognizes that significant wealth can entail both opportunities and challenges. He looks to help clients uncover possible efficiencies across multiple aspects of their wealth, integrating best practices from an accomplished clientele. He also offers technical insight and time-sensitive execution, balanced by an intuitive sense for people and their priorities. Chris’s areas of focus include tailored investment management, pre- and post-liquidity event planning, concentrated and restricted stock management, business structuring, customized credit, trust and estate planning services, and philanthropic strategies.

Chris has worked in financial services since 1996. Prior to joining Merrill, he served as a Wealth Advisor and Investment Strategist with Wells Fargo Private Bank. Previously, Chris was a Managing Director at JMP Securities, where he built and managed the Fixed Income/Equity Linked Securities Desk and worked in areas that included portfolio management, institutional sales, trading, and investment banking. His tenures also include prior positions with Thomas Weisel Partners, Bank One Securities, CIBC, Robertson Stephens, and Citadel. Chris earned his B.A. from DePauw University.

Chris supports a number of community and civic organizations and has held a number of volunteer leadership roles. He and his family live in the East Bay of San Francisco were they enjoy staying active, following sports, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.