Derek Mohamed

Derek Mohamed is a Managing Director and Wealth Manager with First Republic Private Wealth Management. Prior to joining First Republic in 2023, Mr. Mohamed served as a Managing Director and Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch, UBS and Morgan Stanley. He has over two decades of experience helping successful families — including many CEOs and business owners — make smart decisions with their money. As the founding partner of the Mohamed-Merola team, he has modeled the practice after how family offices work with the world’s wealthiest families. Mr. Mohamed is very active in his community. He has been a volunteer youth hockey coach for many years and also supports a number of educational institutions and nonprofit organizations, such as Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest, the Navy Seal Foundation and Grace Church. He is also a proud and active member of YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization).

He holds the professional designations of Certified Exit Planning Advisor, Accredited Asset Management Specialist®, Certified Private Wealth Advisor® and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor℠.

Mr. Mohamed graduated summa cum laude from Assumption University with a bachelor of arts degree in economics. He has also attended the College for Financial Planning, the Investments and Wealth Institute and the Exit Planning Institute.