TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay area trust and asset management professional Preasley Simkins has joined Hancock Whitney Wealth Management to lead the family office team. Simkins has nearly 20 years of experience working with high net worth families and their advisors providing trust and estate administration, family governance, and wealth management services.
“We are very pleased to welcome Preasley back to lead our family office team,” said Hancock Whitney Chief Wealth Officer Miles Milton. “As a key founder of our family office practice, her deep expertise and commitment to families align perfectly with our purpose of helping clients protect their families and leave lasting legacies.”
A Florida native, Simkins moved to Alaska following high school and graduated cum laude from the University of Alaska Anchorage with a degree in political science. From there, she returned to Florida to earn her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg and later her master’s degree in taxation law from the University of Alabama School of Law.
Preasley has volunteered with Tampa Bay Watch and Southeastern Guide Dogs (now Dogs, Inc).