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James Ask

James Ask is a Managing Director and Wealth Director at Fiduciary Trust International, where he advises entrepreneurs, executives, and multigenerational families on complex wealth and family matters. He leads coordinated teams of professionals to develop personalized strategies that align financial goals with life plans.

James is a former U.S. Navy officer and Naval Aviator, leading global operations and later instructing at the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Weapons School. He brings this same leadership and discipline to his work with clients and community organizations.

James is an ambassador for the Travis Manion Foundation and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation and the Investment Committee at Williamson College of the Trades.

He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds an MBA from the University of Florida. James lives in Radnor, Pennsylvania, with his wife and three children.