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Ellen Rankin

Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

Financial Advisor

Ellen Rankin is a Financial Advisor specializing in comprehensive wealth management for high-net-worth individuals and multi-generational families. She advises clients on sophisticated investment strategies and wealth planning structures designed to support long-term capital preservation and successful generational transitions.

Her practice focuses on integrating investment management with broader estate and liquidity planning considerations. Ellen works closely with clients’ independent legal and tax advisors to help ensure strategies are aligned, coordinated, and executed thoughtfully. She is particularly experienced in advising families navigating complex structures, concentrated positions, and the financial dynamics that accompany significant generational wealth.

Ellen’s approach emphasizes stewardship. Beyond managing assets, she helps families think intentionally about governance, communication, and preparing rising generations for responsibility. Her work is grounded in the belief that preserving wealth requires both technical rigor and disciplined decision-making across decades.

Prior to entering private wealth management, Ellen worked in global structured derivatives at Credit Suisse, where she developed institutional-level expertise in complex financial instruments and risk analysis. She brings that analytical depth to her clients, translating complexity into clear strategic direction.

Ellen earned her MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a concentration in investment management and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience from Colgate University. She is a Certified Exit Planning Advisor® (CEPA®) and Certified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA®).

A Charlotte native, Ellen remains actively engaged in her community through leadership and involvement in philanthropic initiatives focused on education, family services, and economic opportunity. Outside of her professional work, she enjoys traveling and playing golf.

Registered States:
  • AL
  • AR
  • CA
  • CO
  • CT
  • DC
  • DE
  • FL
  • GA
  • IA
  • IL
  • KY
  • LA
  • MA
  • MD
  • MI
  • MO
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NY
  • OH
  • OK
  • RI
  • SC
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • WA

Recognized as an industry leader:

  • Forbes America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors, 2021The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in February based on information from a 12 month period ending September of the prior year.
  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2023, 2024, 2025The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in April based on information from a 12 month period ending June of the prior year.
  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023, 2025, 2026The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.
  • Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in February based on information from a 12 month period ending September of the prior year.
  • UBS Wealth Management Director’s Council, 2025UBS Financial Services Inc. Councils are a distinction held by UBS Financial Advisors based on criteria including evaluation of compliance with firm rules, standards & policies and revenue. Council membership is not representative of any one client's experience and is not indicative of the advisor’s future performance.

Eligibility is based on quantitative factors and is not necessarily related to the quality of the investment advice. For more information on third party rating methodologies, please visit ubs.com/us/en/designation-disclosures

6100 Fairview Road
Suite 900
Charlotte, NC 28210

Email Me

ellen.rankin@ubs.com
Ellen Rankin
6100 Fairview Road,Charlotte,NC,28210

Andrew Boyle

Registered Client Associate

Andrew Boyle is a Registered Client Associate who supports the delivery of comprehensive wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals and families. He plays a key role in client service coordination, account administration, and operational execution, helping ensure that each client relationship is managed with accuracy, responsiveness, and attention to detail.

Andrew holds Series 7 and Series 66 licenses and brings experience in private wealth support and financial services operations. He works closely with Ellen to facilitate seamless communication and implementation across client accounts.

He earned his degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Outside of the office, Andrew enjoys watching sports and spending time on the golf course.

Registered States:
  • IL
  • NC
  • SC
6100 Fairview Road
Suite 900
Charlotte, NC 28210

Email Me

andrew.boyle@ubs.com
Andrew Boyle
6100 Fairview Road,Charlotte,NC,28210

Our resources

  • Sheree

    Sheree Woods, CFP®

    NMLS #797777

    Senior Wealth Management Banker, UBS Bank USA

    Current role and areas of expertise

    Sheree joined UBS Bank USA in 2016, and she is currently a Senior Wealth Management Banker covering the Atlanta PWM, Charlotte PWM, Philadelphia PWM, Southern Virginia, Georgia and the Carolinas offices.

    Leveraging her extensive background in relationship banking, Sheree is focused on providing Financial Advisors and their clients with a variety of banking and lending options, where suitable, to complement their overall wealth management objectives. By presenting both asset and liability management strategies, Sheree is able to highlight all that UBS Bank USA has to offer to help ensure awareness of opportunities on both sides of the balance sheet.

    Professional history

    Sheree began her career in financial services in 1994. Prior to joining UBS, Sheree spent five years as a Private Banker at Morgan Stanley. Sheree has held positions as a Commercial Lender for BB&T and Wachovia. She also served as a Market Executive for Coastal Banking Company.

    Education and personal information

    In Sheree’s role as a Senior Wealth Management Banker, her NMLS # is 797777. She holds permissive Series 7 and Series 66 securities licenses, and CFP®. Sheree also holds a BBA in Finance from Georgia Southern University.

    Outside the office, Sheree stays active through gardening, tennis and boating. She also enjoys cooking, entertaining and gathering with friends and spending time with her two adult stepsons, Levi and Addison and daughters-in-law, Laura and Kylie. Sheree is an avid tennis player.

    Sheree resides in Sandy Springs, Georgia with her husband Kendall, a 2x IRONMAN and 12x 70.3 IRONMAN, and has fun crewing for his IRONMAN events. Sheree and Kendall also volunteer with the Kyle Pease Foundation.

    Senior Wealth Management Bankers are employees of UBS Bank USA. UBS Bank USA is a subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Bank USA, Member FDIC, NMLS No. 947868. Equal Housing Lender.

     

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    Erik Seeney

    Executive Director

    Wealth Planning Strategist

  • Judy Spalthoff

    Head of Family Office Solutions

    Judy is a Managing Director and Head of Family Office Solutions within Private Wealth Management. The Family Office Solutions (FOS) team was established to holistically serve $100mm+ clients and family offices in partnership with Private Wealth Advisors. Prior to FOS, Judy led the Family Advisory and Philanthropy Services (FAPS) team. The FAPS team serves as thought partners to advisors and their exceptional client families on wealth transitions, family governance, family office strategies, and philanthropy as families seek guidance on cohesive dialogue between generations to perpetuate their legacy. Judy joined UBS in 2008 from Citi Family Office where she was the International Services Manager. Before that, Judy was the Advisor Relations Manager where she was responsible for the Citi Family Office Continuing Professional Development and Designation Program. Prior to Citi, Judy was an analyst for Accolade Partners LP, a fund-to-fund venture capital firm in Washington, DC.

    Judy graduated with honors from Drexel University with a degree in information systems and technology and a minor in business administration. She also received her M.B.A. in finance and marketing from New York University. In addition, Judy has completed the Carnegie Mellon Leadership and Negotiation Academy for Women, the Generational Wealth Transfer workshop given by the Institute for Preparing Heirs, the Family Firm Institute Certificates in Family Wealth Advising and Family Business Advising, and earned the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® designation. Judy is also Series 7, 63 and 65 licensed.

     

  • James Jack

    Managing Director

    Business Owners Segment Lead

    James is the Head of both the Business Owners and Multigenerational Wealth Client Segments within the Strategic Client Segments team.

    James took on the Business Owners Client Segment upon its creation in 2018 to build an organization that supports business owners and the Financial Advisors that advise them. He has worked with clients on pre-business sale exit planning, such as succession planning, M&A transaction planning, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), and the emotional and self-identity ramifications of exiting a business. During the COVID-19 pandemic, James and his team supported business owners in navigating pandemic programs like the Paycheck Protection Program. In 2023, James’s remit expanded to include the Multigenerational Wealth Client Segment, which includes UBS’s support of wealth transfer and transition strategies between generations and the Rising Gen. James and his team work to bring the best of UBS’s resources to these important client segments.

    James has been with UBS since 2006, previously working in the WMA Banking Group to build banking, cash and lending solutions that meet the needs of High Net Worth and Ultra High Net Worth individuals and the Financial Advisors that support them. James has driven and executed strategies to expand securities-based lending, develop a proprietary credit card tailored to UBS's unique client base and helped to manage UBS’s deposit program, including pricing, sales, and product development programs.

    James holds a BS in Finance and Economics from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

    Outside of UBS, James is a member of the board of directors and co-treasurer for the Bronx Academy of Letters Foundation, supporting a public middle and high school in the poorest congressional district in the US, and enjoys experiencing travel and cultures different from his own. He also holds FINRA Series 7 license and Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA®) designation.

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