Lea Paine Highet is a Managing Member and Principal of Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC, where she leads the firm’s Wealth Management team. With more than 30 years of experience, she advises families on trust, estate, and comprehensive wealth management strategies, bringing thoughtful counsel and long-term perspective to complex financial planning.

Lea serves on the boards of Highmark Trust Company, the Open Space Institute, and the National Board of Girls Inc. She is a former Treasurer of the Coby Foundation and the Adirondack Foundation, and a past Trustee of the Museum of the City of New York, The St. Bernard’s School, and The Chapin School. She currently serves on The Chapin School Alumnae Board.

Lea holds the CFP® and TEP® designations and earned an A.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard University. She also completed the New York Bankers Association Essentials of Trust Administration program.