John Harris currently serves as Managing Director of the Coral Gables Trust Company. He has more than 30 years of wealth management, trust and estate planning, private banking, and commercial lending experience. Additional areas of expertise include financial and retirement planning, directed trusts, and family office services. He is a graduate of Georgetown University.John’s career highlights include positions as Senior Vice President, Private Banking Manager and Lender at Northern Trust Bank; and as First Vice President and County Wide Group Manager with SunTrust Bank.As a financial advisor, John has worked with a full array of affluent and high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations and institutions. He has a very value-based and collaborative approach to the business. John very much enjoys working closely with his clients and their advisors in order to make sure that everyone’s collective efforts are aligned to meet the client’s overall objectives.John has extensive involvement with Florida, national and international based professional associations, including the Real Property Probate Trust Law Section, the Elder Law Section and the Tax Section of the Florida Bar; The Miami Chapter of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (where he serves on the Board); The Miami Estate Planning Council (where he serves on the Board); The Broward Estate Planning Council (former President of the Board); the Florida Justice Association, the ACTEC fellows program, the Dade Trial Lawyers, and the Coral Gables Bar Association.He is also active with community and charitable organizations including the Coral Gables Community Foundation (where he serves on the Board), The United Way of Miami-Dade County (where he serves on the professional advisors board), The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce (Trustee member), the International Wine and Food Society (Miami chapter) and the Georgetown University Alumni Association and the University of Miami (Citizens Board). John has been a regular contributor and a quoted source in many print and online publications, including Forbes magazine, U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, The Wealth Advisor, The Miami Herald, South Florida Business Journal, Florida Bankers, Florida Trend, Miami Today, Sun Sentinel, Washington’s Top News, and The Coral Gables Magazine.