Victor Livingstone is Managing Director and Senior Institutional Consultant of The Livingstone Group at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management. His team manages fixed income, equity and alternative investments with a focus on asset allocation and open architecture investment management with a long term view towards capital markets. Livingstone has served on several advisory committees to management at both Morgan Stanley and his previous firms. Over his 35-year career, he has established himself as one of the most experienced wealth advisors in the investment industry and has been consistently recognized by financial publications such as Barron’s, Forbes and the Financial Times. He also sits on several investment committees for non-profit organizations.
Victor Livingstone Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
Academic History
Livingstone and his team joined Morgan Stanley in 2005. His team manages assets for both institutional investors and wealthy families.
His team provides investment management and customized wealth management solutions to ultra high net worth families, corporate executives, entrepreneurs and nonprofits, including endowment and foundations.
Today, his team manages fixed income, equity and alternative investments with a focus on asset allocation and open architecture investment management with a long term view towards capital markets.
EARLY CAREER
Livingstone started his investment career with Merrill Lynch in 1989 and was subsequently promoted to First Vice President of Investments in the Global Wealth Management division.
He later joined Smith Barney’s Private Client Group in 1999, where he was promoted to Managing Director in 2003.
RECOGNITIONS
Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors, 2017-2025
Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2018-2025
Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2025
Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors, 2014-2018, 2020-2025
Barron's Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams, 2025
Barron's Top 1,000 Financial Advisors, 2010-2013
Financial Times Top 400 Financial Advisors, 2013-2014, 2019
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Board of Advisors, University of Vermont School of Business Administration
Board of Advisors, University of Vermont Foundation
Former Trustee, The Pingree School in South Hamilton