Pitcairn

Leslie Voth serves as Chairman and CEO, overseeing the firm's overall direction and investment philosophy. Investment decisions are carried out by internal teams that build custom allocations across public markets, alternatives, and direct real estate for each client family. The Pitcairn family retains a governance presence, but day-to-day investment management is executed by non-family professionals.

Pitcairn leverages a century of institutional relationships and its multi-family office network to access private equity, private credit, and real estate deals. The firm acts as a gatekeeper and allocator rather than a direct private equity operator, selecting external managers and co-investment opportunities on behalf of client families.

Yes. Pitcairn was established in 1923 to manage the wealth generated by John Pitcairn's Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. It opened to outside families in 1987, but the Pitcairn family remains a meaningful client and governance participant, creating a direct alignment of interests between the firm and the families it serves.

Pitcairn uses both approaches. The firm commits client capital to external private equity, hedge fund, and private credit funds, and also facilitates direct real estate investments and select co-investments alongside those managers. The mix is tailored to each family.

The wealth originates from the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, founded by John Pitcairn in 1883. PPG grew into one of the largest glass and coatings manufacturers in the world. The family formalized its investment office in 1923, creating what is now one of the oldest continuously operating family office structures in the United States.