Devon McCourt '16 S15
Co-Chair, Recent Alumni; Co-Liaison, Ivy Plus; Co-Liaison, Princeton Women's Network
Devon McCourt '16 S15 is a Vice President at the merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners, where she is responsible for transaction analysis and execution of both investments and family office-focused advisory assignments. Prior to joining BDT & MSD in 2018, Devon worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley in New York City, where she focused on financial sponsors’ leveraged buyouts across industries. Devon earned an A.B in Politics from Princeton University, graduating cum laude.
Devon is the co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of The Preface Project for childhood literacy and serves on the Boards of the American Friends of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (AFRPO) and the Princeton Faith and Work Initiative (FWI). As a violinist and violist, Devon has received numerous awards for her solo and string quartet performances and has performed on tour in China, South Korea, Ireland, and Germany. She is a National YoungArts Foundation winner and has appeared as a soloist on NPR’s show From the Top. Devon currently lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and two dogs.