M. Shawn Leist
Chicago 181 West Madison Street, 36th Floor Chicago, IL 60602
Phone number:
312-368-7700
Toll-free:
800-505-1720
M. Shawn Leist
, CFP®
Managing Director
Shawn Leist is a relationship manager for CIBC Private Wealth with 10 years of experience helping high net worth families achieve their wealth management goals.
Prior to joining Geneva Advisors, which became part of CIBC in 2017, Shawn was a financial advisor in the Chicago Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley. Previously, Shawn practiced law in Chicago for over eight years, specializing in the areas of finance and estate planning. During his legal career, Shawn counseled high net worth individuals, families, and family-owned businesses in the areas of wealth preservation and transfer, business succession planning, family investment vehicles and charitable giving.
Shawn received a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and his Juris Doctor degree from the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis.
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP® and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ in the U.S.
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