Reginald Lewis’ daughter opens Beatrice Advisors

Daughter of a superstar Black financier Reginald Lewis followed in his father’s footsteps opening Beatrice Advisors to assist families like hers.

Christina Lewis opened an organization publicly on June 13 in New York. It is the primary multifamily office of its kind to be owned by a Black woman. Meredith Bowen, former partner at Seven Bridges Advisors, will function president and chief investment officer. With a few of their assets coming from the family business BFO21 and Lewis’ personal network, the band is pushing to maneuver away from the established order of occupying a particular area of interest.

Lewis’ goal is to spotlight the importance of getting a tax-efficient portfolio for the following generation of heirs, entrepreneurs and multiracial families like hers. He also desires to set a regular for having a solid team of investment managers, lawyers and accountants that clients can trust and never feel obliged to do.

“The next generation may be very uninformed, just like me and my whole family were when my dad died,” she said, recalling her father, who died when she was 12.

“He had all the intellectual capital around investing and financial access, and of course he never expected to die at 50.”

Her father was the one black person on Forbes’ list of the 400 richest Americans after appearing on the list in 1991 – with a net price of $340 million and an estimated net price of $400 million – which increased in 1992 that very same 12 months he was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor and died in January 1993, aged just 50.

His estate was left to his wife Loida Lewis and daughters Christina and Leslie. Now, greater than 30 years later, she lives by the three mantras her father left her: do your homework and follow it, make a plan and follow it, and be good at your job.

Beatrice, apparently named after the landmark Beatrice acquisition, which was curated by Christina’s father and have become the primary Black-owned billion-dollar company, offers clients single-family offices and an progressive and technology-driven approach that encourages clients to tailor their investments to suit their individual goals. The current offer includes three key services: investment management, financial planning advice for clients and own investments.

However, Lewis doesn’t stop there and plans to expand his business over time.

Former vp and financial advisor at Shufro, Rose & CoMichael Hymes will function managing director and head of client advisory on the chief team. Bowen spoke highly of Lewis’s leadership she said she was excited to be a part of a “new level of autonomy”.

“Meeting customers where they are now and where they will be tomorrow, while giving them a new level of autonomy, makes Beatrice’s offering an exciting one,” Bowen said.

“Christina has demonstrated an exceptional ability to drive meaningful change, and I am excited to work with her and the team to build a truly differentiated set of solutions for our clients.”

The latest investment firm owner also serves as vp of the Reginald F. Lewis Foundation and is an executive producer of the upcoming biopic about her father’s life, named after his autobiography, “Why Should White Guys Have Fun?”