JSU News Wire

Idaho Trust National Bank President Thomas Prohaska has announced that Kenn Lamson has joined the company as its new chief investment officer. Lamson will oversee all investments for Idaho Trust Clients and all investment activity on behalf of the firm.

Before joining Idaho Trust, Lamson was the senior portfolio manager for U.S. Bank's Private Asset Management division, responsible for $250 million in client assets in several Western states. He relocated to Boise from Cincinnati, where he was senior analyst for a hedge fund.

He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business management with emphases in finance and English from Jacksonville State University and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1997. He is founder and past president of the CFA Society of Idaho, a local affiliate of the CFA Institute. He is or has been a member of the boards of directors of the Boise Philharmonic Association, Junior Achievement of Idaho, the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, the Nigel Foundation, and the North End Neighborhood Association. He is a member of Rotary International, and completed the Boise Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Boise program. Lamson was named to Idaho Business Review's 2004 list of individuals who were "Accomplished Under 40."