Al Otto

Al joined Verity in 2019. His responsibilities with Verity’s plan governance platform, Vynntana™, focus on leading the growth of tax-exempt retirement plan management and retirement income account products nationally. Well-respected nationally in retirement plan circles, Al brings to Verity and our clients a wealth of experience and insight into issues currently material to the industry, and has delivered ground breaking analysis in the firm’s consulting engagements with prominent national entities. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Center for Board Certified Fiduciaries and a certified Analyst at the Center for Fiduciary Excellence (CEFEX).

Al brings 35 years of industry experience, having held executive roles with Veriphy Analytics™, Shepherd Kaplan, LLC, and OneFiduciary Group. In addition to authoring a wide array of articles and publications focused on retirement plan administration and legislation for various journals and professional associations, he is the co-author of the book, You Can’t Serve Two Masters – The Ethics of Investment Fiduciary Governance. He has also been a featured speaker at industry conferences and organizations across the United States.

Notably, Al has been called as an expert witness in numerous local and federal court cases, reporting on fiduciary and financial matters within the field of retirement planning and fiduciary responsibility. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and did his graduate work at Georgia Tech.

Investment Advisor Representative, offering advisory services through Verity Asset Management [Registered Investment Adviser]