Don Trone

Center for Board Certified Fiduciaries

FPPTA Education Consultant

Don Trone, BCF™ is the CEO of the Center for Board Certified Fiduciaries (CBCF), which is affiliated with the Wake Forest University – School of Professional Studies. CBCF is offering the first executive education certificates in fiduciary studies and awards the peerreviewed BCF (Board Certified Fiduciary) mark. Don also is one of the Co-founders of 3ethos, which conducts original research in the field of Behavioral Governance (BG). BG is the follow-on to Behavioral Finance, except now the focus is

on how the behaviors of key decision-makers impact the quality of their decision-making outcomes. Don was the founding CEO of fi360; founder and President of the Foundation for Fiduciary Studies; and the first person to direct the Institute for Leadership at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. In 2015 Don was named by Investment Advisor magazine as the “Father of Fiduciary” and one of the 35 most influential people in the financial services industry. In 2003, he was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Labor to represent the investment counseling industry on the ERISA Advisory Council, in 2007 he testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on fiduciary best practices; and in 2015 he testified before the U.S. Department of Labor against the proposed DOL Rule. Don is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (Class President), and served for ten years on active duty, most notably as a long-range

search and rescue helicopter pilot. He is a four time recipient of the Sikorsky Helicopter Rescue Award. He has a Master’s from The American College and has completed post-graduate studies in theology from the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Trinity Episcopal Seminary.