Ira Walker

Ira Walker's dedication to his clients and passion for their success have made him one of the top financial professionals in the country. As a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager within UBS Private Wealth Management, Ira has the knowledge, experience and access to take full advantage of the extensive resources and global reach of UBS. As the founder of Walker Wealth Management, Ira advises ultra-high net worth clients as part of a boutique multifamily office environment based at the UBS headquarters in New York City and in Red Bank, New Jersey. 

With more than 38 years of industry experience, Ira has been a top-ranking Financial Advisor throughout his tenure at UBS Financial Services Inc. and at his prior firm, Morgan Stanley. He is a nationally recognized speaker who has been featured as a market commentator on Fox Business News. Ira has written and lectured extensively with respect to the economy and financial markets, monetary policy and interest rates, and equity and fixed income returns.  In 2020, the Wall Street community turned to Ira to draw on his decades of expertise on the markets for his view on the COVID-19 pandemic as seen in a Forbes magazine interview, Top Advisor Spotlight, published September 2020, (see "In the News" link below).

Ira is a longtime member of UBS's Pinnacle Council, an honor awarded to the firm's most distinguished Financial Advisors. He was the youngest member inducted into the renowned Research Magazine's Advisor Hall of Fame in 2008. Ira has been rated a top advisor and has been ranked and featured in numerous national and industry publications. Ira graduated from Brooklyn College and later earned the executive education certification from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Read Less