Susan Jones

Director at BKD CPA’s & AdvisorsMs. Jones has almost 15 years of experience with sophisticated individual and fiduciary income, gift and estate tax planning and compliance and fiduciary accounting. She also provides proactive executive compensation planning and succession planning for high net-worth individuals and their family-owned businesses. Ms. Jones’ background includes providing tax consulting services in the St. Louis office of a “Big Four” accounting firm and practicing law in the areas of tax and estate planning in the St. Louis office of an international law firm. She is a board member of The Magic House and chairs the Development Committee. Ms. Jones also serves on the Development Board of Make-A-Wish® Missouri and serves on the United Way of Greater St. Louis Women’s Leadership Society Cabinet as co-chair of the Accountants Market. She is a graduate of St. Louis University with a B.S.B.A. degree in Finance, summa cum laude, and she is a graduate of Washington University School of Law. Ms. Jones is a member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and the American Bar Association’s sections of Taxation and Real Property, Trust and Estate Law. She also is a member of the Estate Planning Council of St. Louis. In addition, Ms. Jones is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™.