James Scott McDonald

No open positions remaining

72 year

Finance

Commercial Services

Consumer Services

Profile

James Scott McDonald served as President & Chief Executive Officer at Rockefeller & Co., Inc. and Pell Rudman & Co., Inc. He was also a Partner at Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP.
McDonald served as Chairman of The Japan Society of New York and as a Director at CIT Group, Inc., NYSE Group, Inc., and NYSE Euronext, Inc. He received his graduate degree from the University of Virginia and his undergraduate degree from Harvard University.

Former positions of James Scott McDonald

Companies	Position	End
Rockefeller & Co., Inc. Rockefeller & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Rockefeller & Co. is organized around two primary areas of expertise: Rockefeller Wealth Advisors (RWA) and Rockefeller Asset Management (RAM). RWA is an open-architecture investment advice and wealth management platform. RWA provides tailored advice and portfolios of equities, fixed-income securities, hedge funds, private equity funds, and other alternative investments. RAM offers internally-managed global, US, non-US, sector specific and sustainability and impact investment equity strategies; as well as balanced (i.e., multi-asset class) strategies. RAM’s equity strategies, which are available through both affiliated funds and separately managed accounts and in a sub-advisory capacity (depending on size), include but are not limited to: Global Equities; US Equities; Non-US Equities; Global Sustainability & Impact Equities; US Sustainability & Impact Equities; Non-US Sustainability & Impact Equities; US Small Cap Equities; Balanced (Multi-Asset Class) Strategies; and Global Equity Sector Specific Strategies. Rockefeller & Co.’s taxable and tax-exempt fixed income strategies generally employ a conservative approach to US fixed income markets and emphasize capital preservation and current income. Portfolios are constructed utilizing both a top-down focus on macro trends and sector forecasts and a bottom-up focus on credit, relative valuation and volatility. Fixed income strategies are offered through Affiliated Mutual Funds and separately managed accounts. Rockefeller & Co. employs a formal multi-stage process for selecting third-party managers which quantitative and qualitative factors.	President	15/09/2009
NYSE Euronext, Inc. NYSE Euronext, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Operates as financial market that provides trading solutions for businesses	Director/Board Member	13/09/2009
NYSE Group, Inc. NYSE Group, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Operates multiple securities stock exchange	Director/Board Member	25/02/2008
Pell Rudman & Co., Inc. Pell Rudman & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Owns 45 institutional investment firms	President	31/12/2000
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Portfolio Manager-Equities	31/12/1985

See the detail of James Scott McDonald's experience

Training of James Scott McDonald

Experiences
Positions held

Active

Inactive

Listed companies

Private companies

See the detail of James Scott McDonald's experience

Connections

1st degree connections

1st degree companies

Male

Female

Members of the board

Executives

See the personal network

Linked companies

Private companies	10
CIT Group, Inc. CIT Group, Inc. Major BanksFinance Operates as bank holding company whose subsidiaries provides banking services	Finance
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Commercial Services
Rockefeller & Co., Inc. Rockefeller & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Rockefeller & Co. is organized around two primary areas of expertise: Rockefeller Wealth Advisors (RWA) and Rockefeller Asset Management (RAM). RWA is an open-architecture investment advice and wealth management platform. RWA provides tailored advice and portfolios of equities, fixed-income securities, hedge funds, private equity funds, and other alternative investments. RAM offers internally-managed global, US, non-US, sector specific and sustainability and impact investment equity strategies; as well as balanced (i.e., multi-asset class) strategies. RAM’s equity strategies, which are available through both affiliated funds and separately managed accounts and in a sub-advisory capacity (depending on size), include but are not limited to: Global Equities; US Equities; Non-US Equities; Global Sustainability & Impact Equities; US Sustainability & Impact Equities; Non-US Sustainability & Impact Equities; US Small Cap Equities; Balanced (Multi-Asset Class) Strategies; and Global Equity Sector Specific Strategies. Rockefeller & Co.’s taxable and tax-exempt fixed income strategies generally employ a conservative approach to US fixed income markets and emphasize capital preservation and current income. Portfolios are constructed utilizing both a top-down focus on macro trends and sector forecasts and a bottom-up focus on credit, relative valuation and volatility. Fixed income strategies are offered through Affiliated Mutual Funds and separately managed accounts. Rockefeller & Co. employs a formal multi-stage process for selecting third-party managers which quantitative and qualitative factors.	Finance
NYSE Group, Inc. NYSE Group, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Operates multiple securities stock exchange	Finance
University of Virginia University of Virginia Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Pell Rudman & Co., Inc. Pell Rudman & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Owns 45 institutional investment firms	Finance
The Japan Society of New York The Japan Society of New York Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non-profit organization which promotes friendly relations between the United States and Japan	Commercial Services
NYSE Euronext, Inc. NYSE Euronext, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Operates as financial market that provides trading solutions for businesses	Finance
Rockefeller Financial Services, Inc. Rockefeller Financial Services, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides wealth management services	Finance