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Eric Riak, Managing Director | CIBC Private Wealth US

Eric RiakCFP®

Managing Director•Senior Relationship Manager

Boston Office

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Eric RiakCFP®

Managing Director•Senior Relationship Manager

Eric Riak is a senior relationship manager in CIBC Private Wealth’s Boston office with over 30 years of industry experience. In this role, he serves as a trusted advisor, delivering personalized investment and wealth management solutions to high-net-worth individuals, families and foundations that integrate their financial, estate, tax and philanthropic objectives. Eric is also a member of the firm’s Multi-Manager Investment Committee, which reviews and approves long-only and alternative asset class managers used in client portfolios.

Prior to joining in 1998, Eric was a senior accountant in Executive Monetary Management’s tax consulting group. He began his career in Arthur Andersen’s personal financial planning group.

Eric earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration with a concentration in accounting from Washington University and holds the Certified Public Accountant and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certifications. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Massachusetts Society of CPAs, the Financial Planning Association and the Boston Estate Planning Council.

Eric also serves as treasurer of the board of trustees for the Neighborhood House Charter School, where he is a member of the executive committee and chairs the finance committee. Additionally, he serves on the investment committee for the Ocular Immunology & Uveitis Foundation at the Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution. He is a former member of the board of investments for the First Unitarian Society of Newton as well as the former treasurer of the board for the Newton Little League, a local children’s baseball league.

Awards and accolades

Top Advisors by State

2026, Barron's, "Top Advisors by State"

Eric Riak ranked 31 out of 35 Massachusetts advisors in this annual ranking published in March 2026 with data provided as of 09/30/25.

2025, Barron's, "Top Advisors by State"

The ranking reflects the volume of assets overseen by the advisors and their teams, revenues generated for the firms and the quality of the advisors’ practices as assessed by Barron’s. Ranking is based on self-reported information via survey as of 09.30.2024. Eric Riak CFP® ranked 20 out of 30 Massachusetts advisors.

2022, Barron's, "Top Advisors by State"

Eric Riak placed 13 out of 30 Massachusetts advisors in this ranking published in March 2022.

2021, Barron's, "Top Advisors by State"

Eric Riak placed 23 out of 30 Massachusetts advisors in this ranking published in March 2021.

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Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and CFP® , in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization’s initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.

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