Chris Gandhu

Chris Gandhu is Managing Director, Private Wealth, and a member of Nicola Wealth's Private Wealth Leadership Team. Based in Calgary, he leads the firm's presence and growth across the Prairies and its national strategy for serving UHNW families and family offices.

Chris works with entrepreneurs, family enterprises, multi-generational families and professional advisors. He brings families and their professional advisors together around a coordinated strategy that connects investment management with the broader business, family, and legacy decisions that shape long-term outcomes.

Before joining Nicola Wealth, Chris was a Partner at KPMG Law LLP, where he built and led the firm's Family Office practice in the Prairies. In that role, Chris advised business owners and multi-generational families on complex ownership, governance, succession, and wealth matters. Earlier in his career, Chris held leadership roles at a major Canadian financial institution and practised tax law.

Chris holds a Juris Doctor (JD), as well as the Family Enterprise Advisor (FEA) and Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) designations.