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Priestley Ford

Vice President/COO at White Oak Financial Management

Firm officerUpdated

Priestley Ford has been Vice President/COO of White Oak Financial Management, Inc, an Asheville, NC investment adviser managing $143M, since March 2003.

23
Years in role
$143M
Firm AUM
350
Firm clients
3
Firm advisers

From Form ADV filed 13 January 2026Form ADV

Career

Priestley Ford is a control person of White Oak Financial Management and directly owns between 50% and 75% of it. Priestley Ford studied at Tulane University.

White Oak Financial Management is an investment adviser based in Asheville, NC, registered with the SEC since 2024. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, individual clients and charitable organizations. Its regulatory assets under management total $143 million, as filed on 13 January 2026. Its fees, ownership and offices are on the firm’s profile.

Priestley Ford is Co-Founder and Vice President of White Oak Financial Management. She is a partner in the firm with her sister Laura and serves as the operations manager. After graduating from Tulane University in 1983, she worked for 20+ years in New Orleans, Charlotte, and Seattle as a litigation paralegal before she and Laura formed White Oak Financial Management, Inc. in early 2003.

Key facts

CRD
4669597
Role
Vice President/COO
In role since
March 2003 · 23 years
Control person
Yes
Direct ownership
50% to 75%
Firm headquarters
Asheville, NC
Individual registration
No current adviser record · SEC search
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record

Common questions

Where does Priestley Ford work?

Priestley Ford has been Vice President/COO of White Oak Financial Management, Inc since March 2003, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 13 January 2026

How can I verify Priestley Ford’s record?

Priestley Ford’s role is listed on White Oak Financial Management, Inc’s Form ADV, which the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) publishes under the firm’s CRD 142615.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 13 January 2026

Leadership at White Oak Financial Management

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 4669597, checked 22 October 2026. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of White Oak Financial Management, Inc, filed 13 January 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. White Oak Financial Management team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and the portrait, reproduced for identification.