About Austin King
Austin King is a Financial Advisor Associate with The Vine Brook Group at Morgan Stanley. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Austin spent nearly seven years in private equity and three years in public accounting. His experience provides him with a firsthand understanding of the financial complexities faced by professionals in private equity and other alternative investment businesses.
Austin works with clients whose wealth often extends well beyond a traditional investment portfolio. For private equity professionals, that can include carried interest, co-investments, capital commitments, concentrated positions and significant exposure to illiquid private investments. He helps clients consider these assets as part of their broader financial picture, with particular attention to liquidity needs, public and private asset allocation, diversification, risk management and long-term financial planning.
Austin’s accounting and private equity experience also shapes his approach to working alongside clients’ tax and legal professionals as their financial lives become increasingly complex. Whether a client is accumulating wealth, experiencing a significant liquidity event or beginning to think about how wealth will ultimately pass to the next generation, Austin seeks to help bring the different pieces of their financial lives together into a coordinated strategy.
Austin joined The Vine Brook Group alongside his father, Jordan King, who has spent more than 30 years in investment management. Their work together reflects the team’s broader commitment to developing relationships that can span generations. By combining the perspective and experience of an established wealth management practice with the next generation of the team, Vine Brook seeks to provide clients and their families with continuity as their needs evolve over time.
Austin earned his BS in Finance and Masters of Accounting degrees from Tulane University. He began his career in public accounting and earned his CPA before moving into private equity. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, staying active and spending time with his wife, Ari.
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