Bio
Karin Chu Hernandez is an Executive Director and Banker at J.P. Morgan Private Bank. She has experience with a range
of affluent clients, such as international families and successful legal and consulting partners, who seek the sophisticated
guidance of an industry leader to pursue the financial future they envision. She is a powerful advocate, helping navigate
the decisions necessitated by complex balance sheets and substantial assets.
Having lived in many cities amid the fast-paced world of finance, Karin offers a global perspective, one that is grounded in
holistic wealth management. Her background in capital markets specializing in structured products is differentiating
among Advisors and helps her to tailor portfolios according to risk appetites and market conditions. Karin listens carefully
to her clients and relates with them personally to build relationships on shared beliefs and common ground. She
leverages the firm’s talented resources and expansive platforms to propose an integrated set of recommendations that
may include investments, lending, planning, banking and other sophisticated strategies.
Throughout her decade-plus career, Karin has gained a reputation for going the extra mile. She began as an interest
rates structurer covering institutional clients on the trading floors of Citigroup Global Markets Hong Kong. Karin’s career
eventually brought her to the San Francisco office of Citi Private Bank, where she most recently covered all asset classes
and U.S. clients as the Head of Markets Sales for Citi Wealth at Work. Her career has allowed her to collaborate with
colleagues in the Singapore, London, Tokyo, Mumbai and New York offices to achieve excellent client service.
Karin earned her M.B.A. from Cornell University, Hon. BSc. from the University of Toronto and International
Baccalaureate from the International School of Beijing. She is the VP of communications for the Cornell Club of
Las Vegas and sits on the Events Committee for Women in Sports and Entertainment (WISE).
Karin and her husband are Meadows School parents and have two young children. They enjoy traveling and hiking in
their free time.