Michael Bridgeman serves as Chief Compliance and Risk Officer at Trust Company of the South and is based in the firm’s Raleigh office. He is responsible for ensuring compliance with North Carolina fiduciary laws and regulations, federal BSA/AML requirements, sound fiduciary practices, and enterprise-wide risk management oversight. In this role, Michael helps safeguard the integrity, governance, and operational strength of the organization.
Michael is a Certified Fiduciary and Investment Risk Specialist™ and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with more than 25 years of experience in the financial services and wealth management industry.
He is an Honor Graduate of Cannon Financial Institute’s Trust Audit, Compliance & Risk Management School and a graduate of Campbell University’s Southeastern Trust School. Michael is also an active member of the Fiduciary and Investment Risk Management Association, where he serves on the Board of Directors, co-chairs the Education and Peer Group Committees, and leads a peer group.
His specialties include trust compliance, fiduciary and investment risk management, vendor management, BSA/AML, investments, trust services, estate planning, financial planning, insurance, corporate trustee services, finance, and banking.