Michael Samford is a Fiduciary Investment Advisor and Director of Investment Solutions at American Trust Wealth, where he leverages a fiduciary framework to help high-net-worth individuals and institutions navigate intergenerational wealth planning by aligning long-term goals with disciplined investment strategy, planning and implementation. He began his career with Unified Trust Company in 2007 and built experience across trust operations, plan consulting, advisory services and investment and product strategy.
In addition to advising clients, Michael supports the firm’s fiduciary governance and investment process through research, capital markets analysis, portfolio management and investment due diligence. He has been a voting member of the firm’s Trust Investment Committee since 2017 and currently chairs the Wealth Management Trust Investment Sub-Committee.
Michael earned a B.S. in Financial Economics from Centre College and holds the Qualified Plan Financial Consultant (QPFC) designation through ASPPA and the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) credential through Fi360. He lives in Lexington, KY and has three children with his wife of more than 15 years. In his spare time, Mike enjoys touring our National Parks, spending time with family and friends and cheering for his beloved University of Kentucky and Chicago sports teams.