Ford Lankford

Ford N. Lankford is a portfolio manager and wealth manager at Russell Capital Management (RCM), a Lexington, Kentucky–based, SEC-registered investment adviser. He joined RCM in 2010 and manages investment portfolios and provides investment-planning consultation for personal and institutional clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable foundations and endowments. He has more than two decades of experience in the investment industry.

Before joining RCM, Lankford spent roughly eight years (April 2003–October 2010) as a portfolio manager in the trust department of PNC Wealth Management. He has also served as Treasurer of the Central Kentucky Planned Giving Council since 2009.

He earned both a Bachelor's degree (Business Management/Administration) and a Master of Science degree from the University of Kentucky, where he was captain of the men's tennis team (1994 and 1995). He attended Sayre School in Lexington from elementary through high school. His professional credentials include the Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (AWMA) designation and graduation from the ABA National Trust School.

• Operates within a traditional registered-investment-adviser model at Russell Capital Management — managing portfolios of marketable securities rather than making direct private/startup investments.
• Client base spans individuals, high-net-worth families, institutions, retirement plans (401(k)/403(b)), and charitable foundations/endowments.
• Services emphasize trust and estate planning, retirement planning, and long-term wealth management for established clients.
• No publicly stated thesis around angel/seed-stage startup investing was found; treat any third-party "angel investor / seed" tagging with caution.