Change At Top Of Evercore

Tom Burroughes

4 December 2019

Evercore, the US-listed investment advisory house, has named Chris Zander as its new chief executive, taking the helm from Jeff Maurer as CEO of Evercore Wealth Management LLC and a related firm, Evercore Trust Company NA.

The appointment is effective from January 2, 2020.

Maurer, who has led Evercore Wealth Management since its inception in 2008, will remain as chairman of Evercore Wealth Management and Evercore Trust Company, the firm said today in a statement. Maurer will be based in the Palm Beach office of Evercore Wealth Management and Evercore Trust Company, and will continue to work with the firms’ family, foundation and endowment clients. He started his career in 1970 at US Trust where he served as President, CEO and chairman.

“Jeff Maurer and Evercore established Evercore Wealth Management in 2008, in the depths of the Great Recession. The firm has since grown into one of the leading registered investment advisory firms in the United States, succeeding by every measure and becoming a true leader in the wealth management business,” Roger Altman, Evercore founder and senior chairman, said.

Zander joined Evercore Wealth Management in 2008 as a founding partner from US Trust, where he managed the national multi-family office. He was named president of Evercore Trust Company in 2017 and president of Evercore Wealth Management in 2019.