CLEVELAND, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) announced that Robert Weiss has joined the company as Head of Key Family Wealth where he will collaborate across the enterprise to grow the ultra-high net worth client segment. He is based in New York City and reports to Key Wealth President Joe Skarda.

"Robert is a proven leader in the wealth management industry," said Skarda. "He brings a high level of expertise, values and client dedication aligned with our approach and overall strategy. I am confident he will deliver value for our business, clients and teams."

"I am pleased to join Key Wealth at a time of tremendous growth," said Weiss. "The industry-leading capabilities that Joe Skarda and his team have developed are a clear differentiator for Key, and I'm excited to share these impressive offerings with advisors and the families they support."

Weiss brings to his role more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in wealth management. He joins Key from First Republic, now part of J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, where as Regional Business Leader across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, he was responsible for overall growth, product strategy and business development planning.

Prior to First Republic, Weiss was at SunTrust where he established and led the Northeast Private Wealth Division. He also held leadership positions at Alliance Bernstein and was Global Head of Advice Lab for J.P. Morgan, where he led a team of wealth management subject matter experts to create and deliver intellectual capital to clients. Weiss earned an MBA in Finance from the State University of New York, Buffalo. He holds FINRA licenses Series 7, 9, 10, 24 and 63, an insurance license and is a CFA^® charterholder.

About Key Family Wealth

Key Family Wealth the multi-family office division of Key Private Bank, is one of the largest and oldest multi-family offices in the country managing approximately $23Bn in AUM. Key Family Wealth develops and implements impactful investment, tax, and estate strategies to help ultra-high net worth families grow, retain, and protect wealth across generations. Clients receive a dedicated team of advisors with expertise in investments, tax, philanthropic, credit and estate planning who are focused on delivering world class client experience.

About KeyCorp

KeyCorp's roots trace back nearly 200 years to Albany, New York. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $190 billion at September 30, 2024. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association through a network of approximately 1,000 branches and approximately 1,200 ATMs. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member FDIC.

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KeyBank Appoints Robert Weiss to Lead Family Wealth Business