Chris Wolfe is the Chief Investment Officer for First Republic Private Wealth Management. In his role, he is responsible for leading First Republic Investment Management’s research and investment platform, as well as investment strategy and outlook for First Republic’s integrated investment, trust, and brokerage groups. Prior to joining First Republic in 2016, he served as the Chief Investment Officer for Merrill Lynch’s Private Banking and Investment Group and, most recently, as the Head of Merrill Lynch Chief Investment Office. Prior to that, Mr. Wolfe was Global Head of Equities at JP Morgan Securities/JP Morgan Private Bank, and held research management roles at Lincoln Capital and Dover