New York-headquartered Bessemer Trust has appointed Ilka Gregory as principal and senior wealth advisor, reporting to Eric Gies, co-head of the northeast US region.

New York-headquartered Bessemer Trust has appointed Ilka Gregory as principal and senior wealth advisor, reporting to Eric Gies, co-head of the northeast US region.

Gregory is formerly of Third Avenue Management, where she was a managing director working with high net worth, family office and institutional investors. Prior to Third Avenue Management, she worked at Protégé Partners in marketing and investor relations, and at Goldman Sachs as a private wealth advisor.

Founded in 1907, Bessemer Trust is a privately-owned wealth and investment management firm that focuses on ultra high net worth families and their foundations and endowments.

The firm oversees $96 billion for approximately 2,200 clients.