Holly H. MacDonald

Ms. MacDonald is Chief Operating Officer at Bessemer Trust. Currently, she oversees the investment area as well as technology, operations, and family office management. In early 2026, Holly will become Chief Executive Officer. She is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Leadership Council. Previously, she served as Chief Investment Officer and led a regional team of client and wealth advisors.

Prior to joining Bessemer in 2015, Holly was Managing Director in Emerging Markets and Global Currency Strategy at J.P. Morgan, where she led investment strategy teams.

She is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets. She also serves on the YAI Board of Trustees.

Holly earned an M.B.A., with honors, from Columbia Business School and a B.A., magna cum laude, in philosophy with minors in finance and Spanish language and culture from Princeton University, where she ran Division I track and cross country.