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John Markwalter

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationSEC record checked 17 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

John Markwalter is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc., a Chicago investment adviser managing $67.8B. John Markwalter has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed 9 licensing exams.

Role at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors

Title on Schedule A
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Control
John Markwalter is a control person of CIBC Private Wealth Advisors.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
John Markwalter has held the filed role since March 2004.

The firm

CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc.
Chicago, IL

Form ADV filed 22 June 2026

$67.8B AUM9,236 clients220 advisers17 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed Series 10 and Series 9 · 2023
  2. Passed SIE · 2018
  3. Passed Series 24 · 2003
  4. Passed Series 65 · 1994
  5. Passed Series 8 · 1993
  6. Passed Series 63 · 1987
  7. Passed Series 7 and Series 3 · 1986

Registrations and exams

Broker registration; no current adviser registration. John Markwalter has passed 9 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 653 October 1994
Name
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
Series 6327 January 1987
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 102 January 2023
Name
General Securities Sales Supervisor - General Module Examination
Series 92 January 2023
Name
General Securities Sales Supervisor - Options Module Examination
Series 2419 May 2003
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 816 February 1993
Name
General Securities Sales Supervisor Examination (Options Module & General Module)
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 323 December 1986
Name
National Commodity Futures Examination
Series 720 September 1986
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
John Sheehan Markwalter
CRD
1385997
Firm
CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc.
Registration status
Broker registration; no current adviser registration
Firm bio
private-wealth.us.cibc.com

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Background

CIBC identifies Jack Markwalter as CEO of CIBC Private Wealth and as Chairman and CEO of CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. Official CIBC Private Wealth biography

Common questions

Where does John Markwalter work?

John Markwalter has been Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. since March 2004, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 22 June 2026

Does John Markwalter have a current investment-adviser registration?

John Markwalter has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has John Markwalter passed?

John Markwalter has passed 9 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 3, Series 63, Series 8, Series 65, Series 24, SIE, Series 10 and Series 9. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in September 1986.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors

  • Kishore Setty
    President
  • Paul Carey
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Brian DELMAN
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Gregory Campbell
    General Counsel & Asst Secretary, Director
  • Philip Cecil
    Secretary
  • Trevor Chambers
    Director
  • Daniel Feldman
    Director
  • Gary Pzegeo
    Chief Investment Officer
  • Diana Vasquez
    Director

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 1385997. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc., filed 22 June 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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