Jul 15, 2022
What an honor to spend
time in person with the one and only Luther King. So genuine and
humble, he is still learning from the younger generations,
believing “you take care of your clients, and they will take care
of you”. Luther shares more details about his professional journey,
his motivation for giving back, and his excitement for the future
of our industry and professionals.
He founded Luther King Capital Management (otherwise known as LKCM) in 1979 in Fort Worth, Texas. With additional offices today in Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas, the firm is independently owned, and provides investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, and a wide variety of institutions, employing 100 people, and managing over $25b in assets.
Luther’s professional career began in 1963 as a credit analyst at First National Bank of Fort Worth. Enlisted in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, he was honorably discharged in 1968. Two years later, he went to work as a senior investment officer for Shareholders Management Company (which later became a part of American General Insurance).
In 1973, he joined Lionel D. Edie & Company – a New York-based investment firm – as Director and Manager of the Dallas office. The company was sold five years later, and in 1979, Luther founded LKCM.
Within the categories of leadership, contributions, awards and recognition, Luther has clearly dedicated his life to giving back to many institutions, including, but not limited to Employees Retirement System of Texas, UTIMCO, TCU, CFA Society of DFW Strategic Advisory Board, and four public companies. Today, the Teresa and Luther King Entrance marks a prominent boundary on the TCU campus along with the King Family Commons. In fact, Six 600 Horned Frogs live in the Teresa and Luther King Residence Hall. Across campus, students at the Neeley School of Business hone their skills at the LKCM Center for Financial Studies, and a significant number have become interns at his firm.
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