Built for the long horizon.

Noah Lee provides executive leadership over the Crawford Trust team.

Noah began his career at Deloitte and moved from there to Blackrock assisting in client portfolios then going on to establish a very successful estate and trust advisory company overseas. Noah's ongoing responsibilities include not only supervising the administration and management of the trust team but also in helping domestic and foreign clients with cross border trust decanting needs.

Noah earned a BA from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York.

Greg Crawford is frequently called upon to be a speaker on the benefits and advantages of Nevada trust situs at American law schools and international estate planning conferences.

Prior to establishing Crawford Trust Company, Greg spent nearly two decades leading a trust company in Nevada working with lawyers, financial advisors, and accountants implementing estate and asset protection plans for multi-generational domestic and international families.

Greg is a TEP and holds a BA from the University of California, Davis and an MHA from the University of Minnesota.

Jouko Sipila oversees the firm's business development department and works closely with clients and their lawyers, financial advisors, and accountants on the onboarding and qualification of prospective trust clients.

Prior to joining Crawford Trust, Jouko served as an investment banker on structured product desks for firms including Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, and Barclays Capital from their New York and London offices.

Jouko earned a BS from Saint Cloud State University and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

Adam Hoppe oversees the firm's day-to-day operations and works closely with lawyers, financial advisors, and accountants on the operational administration of complex trust and fiduciary relationships.

Since its foundation, Adam has played a key role in our operational development while continuing to enhance our reputation as a bespoke Administrative Trustee services provider — bringing practical, solutions-oriented perspective to trust administration.

Adam earned dual bachelor degrees in both English and Sociology at the University of Nevada.

David Peterson has provided compliance for domestic trust companies on a variety of administration, regulatory, and industry matters.

A graduate of University of Sioux Falls, David earned his BA in Business Administration. At Creighton University, David earned dual degrees of Juris Doctor and a Masters of Science. From Cannon Financial Institute, David qualified as a Certified Fiduciary Investment and Risk Specialist (CFIRS) designation. From the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, Minnesota, David earned his LLM in Compliance and Organizational Ethics.

Daniel is a Nevada attorney and practices in estate and tax planning, asset protection, probate administration, and trust and fiduciary litigation, giving him practical insight into how trusts function in real-world family and business contexts.

His experience advising clients on complex trust structures, creditor protection, and multi-generational planning brings a disciplined approach to oversight of trust company operations.

Daniel earned his BA from Sierra Nevada College and his Juris Doctor from Gonzaga University School of Law.

John Lawless offers a distinguished breadth and depth of experience to our institutional clients here at Crawford Trust.

As Head of Legal and Compliance for REHAU Incorporated, and former Managing Corporate Counsel for a global software services company, John specializes in navigating the subtle nuances of cross border transactions within trust frameworks for institutional clients while preserving the asset protection Nevada situs provides.

John earned a BS from Kansas State and a Juris Doctor from Washburn University School of Law.

As the Chief Technology Officer at Crawford Trust, Brenton oversees the IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and digital strategy that underpins the firm's commitment to institutional-grade trust administration.

Prior to joining Crawford Trust, Brenton served as the CISO of a digital bank leading the security, risk, and reg-tech.

Brenton's qualifications include a number of industry credentials including the CISSP from ISC2, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).