Managing Director, Treasurer and Chair of the Investment Committee
Michael J. Puzo
Michael J. Puzo is a Managing Director, Treasurer and Chair of the Investment Committee of Hemenway Trust Company. Michael has over 30 years of experience in hands-on trust management, working with individuals, families and charities.

Michael J. Puzo is a Managing Director, Treasurer and Chair of the Investment Committee of Hemenway Trust Company. Michael has over 30 years of experience in hands-on trust management, working with individuals, families and charities.

Also a partner at Hemenway & Barnes LLP, Michael chairs the firm’s Trust Investment Committee and has served as Managing Partner and chair of the firm’s Private Client Group. He devotes substantial time to sophisticated estate and charitable gift planning and providing counsel to individuals on a broad range of family issues.

Representative Experience

  • At Hemenway Trust Company, Michael works with clients on a broad spectrum of personal and financial issues. These range from the family concerns and tensions that often arise in hands-on trust management; working through financial plans with older clients and those new to having financial resources; addressing the sale of the family business held in trust, with all the complexities that such a decision entails; and making sure that a client’s trust planning gives voice to his or her personal objectives and values.
  • On the investment front, Michael has oversight for HTC’s asset management practice for individuals and families, both for private assets and for retirement accounts. He oversees a team of investment professionals to formulate the firm’s strategic, cyclical and tactical asset allocations, and provides guidance on market implications to meet clients’ family and financial goals.
“Being a part of the H&B and HTC communities for my entire career has been a profound privilege. Earning a client’s confidence, keeping that confidence, and helping a client through hard times – these are just some of the gifts that come with this profession. With all the uncertainties and complexities of modern financial life, being part of a firm that is committed to the individual and his or her success gives my work true meaning.”
— Michael Puzo’s Comment on Trends in Trusts and Estates

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