Elizabeth Nichols is a senior wealth strategist for CIBC Private Wealth with more than 30 years of industry experience. In this role, she works closely with clients and their team of advisors to develop and implement comprehensive wealth transfer strategies as part of CIBC Private Wealth’s integrated wealth management process.

Prior to joining the firm, Elizabeth spent 11 years as Of Counsel to Ridout & Associates, a boutique estate planning and administration law firm, where her focus was on trust and estate administration, probate, estate and gift tax planning, entity formation and preparation of complex estate and gift tax returns. Previously, she was a high-net-worth specialist at Merrill Lynch, a private financial advisor at Bank of America Private Bank and held positions at Arthur Andersen, KPMG and Kanaly Trust Company.

Elizabeth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Southern Methodist University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston. She is a member of the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar Association and the Houston Estate and Financial Forum. Elizabeth is also a mentor in the Collegiate Challenge program, where she provides guidance to high school juniors and seniors who are the first in their families to attend college.