Whitney Feld

Whitney Feld serves as the President of the Bissell Ballantyne Legacy Foundation (BBLF), a private family foundation started by Smoky and Margaret Bissell. The foundation grants in the areas of Health, Human Services, and Education across the greater Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. As the Foundation’s inaugural President, Feld established the grantmaking priorities and governance framework on behalf of the family.

Previously, Feld worked in regulatory relations at Wells Fargo supporting the Strategy, Digital, & Innovation teams. Prior to her role at Wells Fargo, Feld spent six years at Foundation For The Carolinas (FFTC). At FFTC, she led the Center for Personal Philanthropy, Planned Giving, and Family Office Partners divisions. During her tenure at FFTC, Feld served as the dedicated relationship manager for FFTC’s most complex family and foundation relationships and advised clients on current gifting strategies, legacy planning, multi-generational family engagement, and succession planning. Feld excelled in helping her clients identify and achieve their social impact objectives and remains an avid champion of this region’s nonprofit sector serving on several nonprofit boards. Feld began her career at a Title I school in Brooklyn, New York where she taught Special Education.

Feld received her undergraduate degree from Miami University. In 2014, her alma matter selected her for the “18 of the last 9” award, which highlights graduates who are living the values inherent in a Miami University education. Feld also holds a master’s degree in education from Pace University and a Juris Doctorate from the Charleston School of Law. She is licensed to practice in North Carolina.