John Mathews is head of Private Wealth Management (PWM), which serves Wealth Management Americas' (WMA) ultra high net worth clients. John is a Managing Director and a member of the WMA Executive Committee.

Leading the advisors who serve our wealthiest clients
John oversees the strategic direction and management of PWM, which provides support to the firm’s wealthiest clients. To help streamline service to these clients and integrate global solutions from UBS’s Investment Bank, Asset Management, and Private Bank, John also has responsibility for the Americas Global Family Office and the Business Development Group.

Previously at UBS
John has been with UBS’s Wealth Management Americas division and its predecessor companies since 1994, when he joined PaineWebber as Financial Advisor from E.F. Hutton & Co. He parlayed his experience as an Advisor as he took on roles as a Branch Manager, Complex Manager, and then Regional Director for the Southeast Region. Under John’s leadership, the Southeast Region of WMA was consistently a top performer and was named Region of the Year in 2012. John earned his B.A. in political science from the University of Florida.

Community involvement/board mandates

John is on the University of Florida Academic Foundation Board.