Michael Townsend

Mr. Townsend is Senior Vice President and Senior Client Advisor at Bessemer Trust. In this role, he leads a team responsible for providing clients with proactive, highly personalized advice across Investment Management, Wealth Planning, and Family Office Services.

Prior to joining Bessemer in 2019, Michael was a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services, where he was responsible for working with ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families. Before that, he was an associate at Goldman Sachs.

Michael earned an M.B.A. from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and a B.S., cum laude, in finance from the University of Pittsburgh.