James Motherway

James Motherway currently serves as the Managing Director and Head of Internal Audit at Bessemer Trust, a position held since July 2023. Previously, James held roles as Managing Director at MUFG, overseeing Risk & Controls for Technology & Operations from July 2019 to September 2021, and at BlackRock from October 2011 to March 2019, where responsibilities included Head of Operational Excellence and Chief Audit Executive. James also served as Senior Vice President and General Auditor for Global Wealth, Banking & Markets at Bank of America from July 2005 to October 2011. Earlier in the career, James worked as Senior Vice President in High Yield Sales at Lehman Brothers and as a Senior Manager in Mergers & Acquisitions audit at Price Waterhouse. James earned an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School, a BS in Accounting from Manhattan University, and a certificate in Leading Operational Excellence from MIT Sloan School of Management.