Michael R. Hairston is the executive vice president and chief operating officer of Trust Company Oklahoma.
Before joining our team in 1996, he served as vice president and trust officer of Bank of Oklahoma’s private financial services group. Prior to this, he managed the personal trust division at Valley Bank and Trust Company in Salt Lake City.
He began his trust career in 1981 with Utica National Bank and Trust Company.
BA, Oklahoma State University
National Graduate Trust School, Northwestern University
Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA)
Michael is a member of the Rotary Club of Tulsa, where he is a Paul Harris Fellow and Club Foundation Fellow.
He is a former president of the Tulsa Estate Planning Forum, on which he still serves, and former director of the Green Country Council Camp Fire USA.
Michael enjoys spending time with his grandchildren.
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