Eric Propper
West Palm Beach 525 Okeechobee Blvd. Suite 1630 West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone number:
561-461-5150
Fax number:
844-238-1950
Eric B. Propper
, CFA
Vice Chairman
Eric Propper is vice chairman of CIBC Private Wealth US and a senior relationship manager with more than 40 years of industry experience. Previously, Eric served as president of CIBC Private Wealth US for 14 years from 2009-2023. He continues to serve as a senior relationship manager, providing comprehensive portfolio and wealth management for high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, and endowments. Eric also is an advisor to the firm’s leadership and is a member of the CIBC Private Wealth Asset Allocation and Multi-Manager Investment Committees.
Eric joined the firm in 1998 from J. Bush & Co., and previously spent 10 years with Shearson Lehman Brothers and E.F. Hutton & Co.
Eric earned a Bachelor of Arts from Hobart College and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the Florida Society of Security Analysts.
Eric currently serves as the treasurer of the Dune Road Foundation and is a director of a privately held company. He previously served as a trustee for the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. He has also been featured in The Financial Times, CFA Institute Magazine, Private Asset Management, Family Wealth Report and Barron’s. In 2022, Eric received Family Wealth Report's award for Leading Individual - Multi-Family Office, which is a national award recognizing his long-standing leadership in the private wealth management industry. Eric has also been recognized by Barron’s 7 times out of the last 8 years, including the 2024 and 2025 Barron’s Top Advisor Rankings by State (FL).
Barron’s “Top Advisor Rankings by State”
Eric Propper ranked 32 out of 84 Florida advisors in this annual ranking published in March 2025 with data provided as of 09/30/24. Eric Propper ranked 29 out of 84 Florida advisors in this annual ranking published in March 2024.
2022, Family Wealth Report, “Leading Individual (MFO)”
May 4, 2022. Eric Propper, CFA, was one of five candidates shortlisted and the only recipient of this award. The award recognizes an individual working in the private client world with information provided as of Sept. 2021.
These rankings reflect 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. Rankings, ratings or awards may not be representative of any specific client's experience. Any reference to a ranking, rating or an award provides no guarantee for future performance results and is not constant over time.
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