Robert Karofsky

Mr. Robert B. Karofsky is a Co-President Global Wealth Management at UBS Financial Services, Inc., a President-Investment Bank at UBS AG, a Group Managing Director at UBS Securities LLC, a President at UBS Americas, Inc., a President at UBS Investment Bank and a President at UBS Investment Bank AG.
He is on the Board of Directors at UBS Americas Holding LLC and UBS Optimus Foundation.
He jointly manages Global Wealth Management across all regions to ensure an unparalleled global offering for our wealth management client franchise.
As President UBS Americas, he is responsible for the cross-divisional collaboration and represents the Group to the broader public in the Americas.
Mr. Karofsky was President Investment Bank from 2021 to June 2024 and previously Co-President Investment Bank from 2018 to 2021.
Before that he was President UBS Securities LLC from 2015 to 2021.
He reshaped the Investment Bank business division, realigning efforts around clients’ evolving needs, focusing resources on opportunities for profitable growth and reinvesting in UBS’s digital transformation.
Before joining UBS, he acquired know-how in investment banking as an analyst and trader, working for various financial institutions, including Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and AllianceBernstein.
He received his undergraduate degree from Hobart & William Smith Colleges and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.