Career
Gary Pzegeo has been Chief Investment Officer of CIBC Private Wealth Advisors since February 2025. Gary Pzegeo is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Gary Pzegeo holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts.
CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. is a Chicago, IL firm with $67.8B under management, 9,236 clients and 220 advisers across 17 offices, as of its June 2026 filing.
CIBC identifies Gary E. Pzegeo as its chief investment officer; the biography says he joined in 2007 as head of fixed income and lists his B.B.A. and CFA designation.
The IAPD individual lookup on 18 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.
Credentials and registrations
Professional designations
Listed by CIBC Private Wealth Advisors
- CFA charterholder
Individual registration and examination information for Gary Pzegeo is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.
Officer record
- Full name
- Gary Pzegeo
- CRD
- 8066920
- Record basis
- Form ADV officer listing
- Firm bio
- private-wealth.us.cibc.com
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Gary Pzegeo work?
Gary Pzegeo has been Chief Investment Officer of CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. since February 2025, and is a control person of the firm.
Is Gary Pzegeo a CFA charterholder?
CIBC Private Wealth Advisors lists Gary Pzegeo with the CFA credential (“CFA charterholder”) on its website. CFA Institute confirms certification status.