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ABOUT US
WHAT WE DO
The Family Office Council is a members-only Single Family Office network. We provide data, insight, networking and dealflow to some of the world’s most influential families.
- Membership to the FOC is restricted to Single Family Offices and Private Multi-Family Offices only
- Membership is subject to the approval of the Advisory Board
PRIVATE INTRODUCTIONS
We make private introductions between single family offices (and between their beneficiaries)
- SFOs looking to expand their origination and co-investing networks
- SFOs facing similar structural challenges and those that have come through them
- SFOs keen to share experiences and expertise
CLOSED DOOR MEETINGS AND EVENTS
We host regular private meetings, training courses and networking events
- Roundtable discussions focused on investment and governance
- Workshops on creating or transforming a
PROPRIETARY RESEARCH
We conduct regular research into our membership base and produce insightful reports and practical benchmarks
- Governance, investing, staffing, service provider perception studies etc.
- Leading edge analysis with worthwhile data splits and practical advice
- Participating members receive access to research reports and benchmarks
Upcoming Events
ORIGIN
In 2013 our founder, Keith Johnston, discovered that single family offices were looking for better ways to network, and to
pool their experiences and data. Their main frustrations:
Providers did not cater to them: few products were designed solely for family offices
Conferences were broken: lax controls on attendees meant they were swamped with salespeople and charlatans
Research was unreliable: they didn’t trust providers with their real numbers and assumed others acted similarly
The Family Office Council, is our response to these needs.
Individually, and as a group, we have built an enviable reputation as trusted intermediaries between individual family
offices themselves, and between them and their partners.
Advisory Board
Our advisory board members each bring years of leadership experience and strong, global networks.
In addition to advising on event content and research topics, the advisory board set the criteria for membership.
ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRMAN
Simon Foster
CEO, TY Danjuma Family Office
Simon qualified as an accountant with Ernst & Young and has 19 years of post-qualification experience in international investment environments.
He joined the TY Danjuma Family Office as CFO in 2011, before progressing to his current role as CEO. Simon is an experienced Family Office leader and has in excess of 16 years’ experience acting in Director, Company Secretary and CFO capacities for diverse international family offices, investment vehicles and their portfolio companies from bases in the UK and Bermuda. He has twice been the architect for the initial creation of family office/ private investment structures. He has extensive knowledge of budgeting, strategic planning and performance reporting
Advisory board members
Binoy R. V. Meghraj
Meghraj Group
Binoy is the Head of Investments for his family’s family office, and a Trustee of his family’s two charitable foundations.
He works closely with families and businesses from Japan, India, East Africa, the UK and the
UAE
Andrew Morris-Wyatt
Marle Hill LLP
Andrew is the CEO of Marle Hill LLP, a single family office managing and administering financial and non-financial affairs and connected matters for an ultra-high net worth family. He is a former Managing Director of HSBC Private Bank, where he was head of the UK High Net Worth relationship team.
Mohammed Nadar
HALJ
Mohamed Nadar is currently CEO of HALJ, with oversight of a multifunctional office based in Jedddah, Saudi Arabia, responsible for general investment activities, with a focus on real estate development, asset and property management. In addition the office is responsible for day-today family logistical needs.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Keith Johnston
CEO and Founder
Keith has over 15 years’ experience as a lobbyist and communications specialist, with expert knowledge of the private client and family office sectors.
Prior to the FOC, Keith was Director of Policy & Communications at the Society of Trust and Estate Planners (STEP).
While there he more than doubled membership, lobbied extensively, and launched the STEP Private Client Awards.
Keith holds an MA (Hons) in History from the University of Glasgow
Alex Gherciu
Head of Consulting
Alex is an operations and corporate development specialist with extensive experience delivering business development, change, and systems implementation projects, frequently across borders.
Prior to the FOC, Alex was CFO at a regional IPPF centre.
He was responsible for raising finance, and implementing multiple projects.
Alex holds a Diploma in Economics and Accounting from AES, Chisinau, Moldova.