John Ver Bockel

John Ver Bockel is a prominent Wealth Manager and Managing Director at First Republic Private Wealth Management, which is now part of J.P. Morgan Wealth Management. He has over 37 years of experience in the wealth management sector, having begun his career at Arthur Andersen in 1980 before transitioning to Merrill Lynch in 1983 as a Financial Advisor. During his lengthy tenure at Merrill Lynch, he rose to the position of Managing Director and co-founded the Ver Bockel Raihle Koricanac Group with Maureen Raihle, focusing on individual and family wealth management, concentrated stock strategies, philanthropic planning, and trust and estate planning.135

In 2019, Ver Bockel and his team moved to First Republic Wealth Management, where he continues to serve high-net-worth clients. His expertise has earned him recognition, including being named to Barron's "Top 1,200 Financial Advisors" list in 2018.24 He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and is actively involved in philanthropic efforts, serving on the Board of Governors for the Evans Scholars Foundation and the Board of Directors for the Wood Family Foundation.13