Scott LaPresta, CTFA
Senior Vice President, Director of Private Client Advisors
Scott is the director of private client advisors for Commerce Trust. He provides leadership and management of the Private Client Advisory group in St. Louis in addition to handling key client relationships. Scott and his team are responsible for providing clients with personalized objective advice and oversight across all our services, including trust administration, financial advisory services, private banking and investment management. Scott’s broader responsibilities include leadership of our real estate and private business teams which focus exclusively on management and advisory services for real property, oil gas and mineral assets, privately held business interests and other illiquid investments.
Prior to joining Commerce Bank in 1998, Scott was a senior member of the St. Louis business advisory and valuation services group at Boatmen’s Trust Company/NationsBank and an accountant with Boatmen’s relocation management.
Scott earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) and a Master of Arts in finance from Webster University. He also holds the Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor and Certified Exit Planning Advisor designations.
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