Nichole Walker

Nichole Walker is a Senior Vice President, Senior Wealth Strategist, Comerica Wealth Management. She provides comprehensive wealth planning to family offices and ultra-high-net-worth clients by developing strategic plans for wealth preservation, intergenerational transfers, asset protection, tax mitigation and philanthropy. She advises multigenerational family enterprises in succession planning including intra-family business transfers, and on family governance matters including next generation wealth education and preparation. With over 15 years in the financial industry, she provides family office advisory services to assist clients in managing the complexities associated with significant wealth.

Prior to joining Comerica, Nichole was a Senior Wealth Strategist at City National Bank, where she led the Wealth Planning unit for U.S. Northwestern region for Private Banking and Entertainment Banking divisions specializing in family office advisory services. She created family wealth and governance thought leadership including conducting family meetings, managing family dynamics, and fostering wealth stewardship.

Nichole holds a Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, CA and holds a Dual Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History from Stanford University, Stanford, CA. She is also credentialed as a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor™ (CTFA®), a Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner™ (TEP®) and as a Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist™ (CRPS®).

She is actively engaged in her professional community, holding memberships with the State Bar of California, the San Francisco Estate Planning Council, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and the International Women’s Forum. Nichole also serves as Co-Chair of Marin Community Foundation—Professional Advisory Committee, is a SHE-CAN Mentor, and a former Board Member and Chair of Planned Giving Committee for Special Olympics Northern California.