Moore Capital Holdings
For more than four decades, I have had the privilege of working alongside our Founder and Chairman, Randal “Ran” Moore, witnessing firsthand the thoughtful discipline and long-term vision that have guided the stewardship of the family’s financial and philanthropic endeavors. The establishment of the Private Office reflects that vision—an enduring commitment to careful governance, discretion, and continuity across generations.
The purpose of the office extends beyond the administration of assets. It exists to provide a unified and organized framework through which investment oversight, estate and trust administration, and philanthropic initiatives may be managed with clarity, coordination, and integrity. In carrying out this role, the Private Office works closely with a network of respected legal, financial, and institutional partners to ensure that each matter entrusted to our care is approached with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
Equally important is the preservation of the principles that have long guided this work. Under Mr. Moore’s leadership, the Private Office supports responsible stewardship of capital, meaningful philanthropic engagement, and the thoughtful preparation of future generations to carry forward both opportunity and responsibility.
It has been my privilege to contribute to this mission and to support the enduring legacy of stewardship, generosity, and purposeful leadership that defines the work of the Private Office.
— Phyllis Bennett
Chief of Staff
The Moore Family Trust Foundation
Transformational Generational Wealth and Philanthropy
The year 1988 marked a period of extraordinary growth for Moore Capital Holdings. During this pivotal chapter in the firm’s history, substantial increases in capital investment and asset accumulation far exceeded expectations, positioning the organization for long-term institutional success.
Randal “Ran” Moore, Founder and Chairman of MCH, maintained a deeply held conviction that success in private enterprise carried with it a responsibility to give back to those less fortunate. His vision was shaped not only by achievement within the financial sector, but by a profound understanding that education remained paramount to the advancement of future generations — both in achieving personal fulfillment and in creating lasting economic opportunity.
It was from this philosophy that The Moore Family Trust Foundation was established. From its inception, the Foundation placed a significant emphasis on education, the improvement of social determinants, and the advancement of medical research, recognizing the transformative role these institutions play in creating stability, opportunity, and a better quality of life for individuals and communities alike.
The principles of generational stewardship and long-term responsibility had long been instilled in Mr. Moore. He recognized that if the privileges of opportunity and advancement were to be expanded beyond one’s own family, there must exist an institutional commitment to philanthropy capable of creating meaningful and lasting impact. The establishment of The Moore Family Trust Foundation represented that commitment.
Today, the Foundation is recognized as one of the nation’s leading philanthropic organizations. From the outset, its mission was rooted in a singular understanding: one of the greatest challenges society faces is bridging the distance between present circumstances and possibilities once believed unattainable. To achieve such transformative outcomes, philanthropy could not merely be charitable — it had to be visionary, strategic, and enduring.
Within the culture of the Family Office and the Foundation alike, the guiding philosophy remains clear: not “why give,” but rather “because we can, and because we must.” It is this enduring principle that has shaped the Foundation’s initiatives, advanced critical research, expanded educational opportunity, and transformed countless lives. More importantly, it has established a lasting philosophy of giving grounded in responsibility, dignity, and transformational impact.
