J. Alexander Christie

Mr. Christie is Managing Director and Head of Equities at Bessemer Trust. In this role, he leverages the firm’s best thinking and leads a team of highly experienced portfolio managers, analysts, and researchers who manage our internal portfolios. In addition, he is Portfolio Manager of Large Cap Core, a strategy that invests in sustainably growing high quality companies. He is a member of the firm’s Leadership Council and Investment Policy and Strategy Committee. Previously, he served as Co-Head of Equities, an associate portfolio manager for Large Cap Core, a senior research analyst on the Real Return Fund, and a large cap energy analyst.

Prior to joining Bessemer in 2006, Alex was a senior associate analyst at UBS. Before that, he worked at Banc One Investment Advisors (acquired by J.P. Morgan) as an equity analyst.

Alex earned an M.B.A. from Duke University and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara.