Henry P. Davison II

Managing Director, Senior Wealth Advisor, Chilton Trust Company

Harry has extensive experience working with wealthy individuals and generations of their families. He spent roughly half of his career in the Private Bank at JPMorgan and the other half at Bessemer Trust before joining Chilton Trust Company where he works with multi-generational families to provide clients with peace of mind about their investments and help them transfer their wealth and their values to the next generation.

At Bessemer he was a Team Leader providing senior level strategy and integrated wealth management solutions to some of the firm’s largest clients in the United States, Europe and Central/South America, as well as to members of the Phipps family who own Bessemer Trust, by developing collaborative partnerships with colleagues in the Fiduciary, Tax, Insurance Advisory and Investment groups, bringing their expertise to bear in solving complex situations. harry has developed a unique process for developing the architectural framework for effective family governance, is a skilled facilitator in family meetings, and helps clients develop a lasting legacy through a number of means including philanthropy. He often works with foundations and endowments to develop investment policy statements that represent guidelines for the effective management of their assets that should stand the test of time through market cycles.

Harry spent a one-year sabbatical to gain management experience as Head of the Estates & Appraisals Department at Christie’s, the British art auction house, where he was an auctioneer and responsible for working with lawyers, fiduciaries and family offices to bring art to auction from around the country. At JPMorgan, Harry advised clients on global strategic asset allocation and worked with them to develop a comprehensive program at JPMorgan and participated in numerous continuing education courses on subjects related to investment markets such as modern portfolio theory and debt markets and is the author of a proprietary program used to teach strategic asset allocation.

Harry graduated from Yale University where he majored in history and was a member of the varsity sailing team. He is the producer of a multiple award-winning documentary film about America’s first combat pilots in WWI for Public Television and was part of the team that challenged for the America’s Cup in Perth, Australia. He serves of the boards of several no-profit organizations and acts as Ambassador of Goodwill for the International Red Cross.