Directed Trust Company
John DeSantiago is a seasoned business development professional with experience across various industries. Currently, John serves as a Business Development professional at Directed IRA | Directed Trust Company since August 2022. As the Owner and CEO of FALKO Athletics, John has revolutionized golf gloves since founding the company in 2018. John has held prominent roles in digital marketing as a Partner Relations Manager at V Digital Services and as an SMB Account Strategist for Google Customer Solutions, where the focus was on aiding small to medium-sized businesses in achieving their marketing objectives. Additionally, John has a background in finance and leadership as Co-Founder and Loan Originator at RFA Lending. Academic qualifications include a BA from The University of Texas at Austin and prior education at Midwestern State University and Austin College.
Directed Trust Company
Directed IRA provides industry leading self-directed IRA accounts to investors across the U.S. Most account holders at Directed IRA are using their retirement plan funds to invest in non-publicly traded investments such as real estate, LLC/LP, IRA/LLCs (aka, checkbook control IRAs), precious metals, notes, and Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Directed IRA is a trade-name of Directed Trust Company and was founded by tax attorneys Mat Sorensen, CEO, and Mark J. Kohler, CFO. Our founders are well-known authorities in the field who have been advising self-directed clients since 2005. Here are some details of our business structure. - Regulated Trust Company by the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. - We follow strict capital requirements required by licensed financial institutions. - Annual outside audits by third-party CPAs. - Regular examinations by our banking department regulators. - Financial institution insurance and bonding.