Al W. King III

Al W. King III is currently the Co-Founder, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of South Dakota Trust Company, LLC and South Dakota Planning Company, LLC. The former is a national trust boutique and financial advisory company for the wealthy based out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the latter an estate planning consulting firm based out of New York City.

Mr. King was previously Managing Director and National Director of Estate Planning for Citigroup. Mr. King was also the Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of Citicorp Trust South Dakota. Before that, Mr. King served as Director of Financial and Estate Planning for Coopers and Lybrand in Stamford, Connecticut. Prior to joining Coopers and Lybrand, Mr. King was a Vice President and Director of Financial and Estate Planning with Shawmut Bank and the Northeast Director of Financial and Estate Planning for Prudential-Bache Securities. Mr. King was also a Senior Staff Attorney/Financial Counselor with the AYCO Corporation, a fee-based financial counseling firm.

Mr. King is a member of the Editorial Board of Trusts and Estates magazine as well as many other professional and charitable organizations. In addition, he is frequently published and quoted by several publications on various Estate Planning topics and addresses several professional organizations, special interest groups and general audiences on the subject of estate and financial planning.


Mr. King received a Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Holy Cross College, a Juris Doctor from Syracuse University Law School and an LL.M. in Tax Law from Boston University School of Law.

Mr. King can be reached at alking@sdtrustco.com or 212-642-8377..

 

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