family office
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of family office
First recorded in 2000–05
Example Sentences
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Siegel designated Seth Platt, who served as chief investment officer of Siegel’s family office, to take Hoffman’s spot on the management committee—and accordingly serve as co-CEO, Platt believed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Family offices today often need to operate across generations and jurisdictions, according to Citigroup’s 2026 Global Family Office Report, based on its survey of 351 family office clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The search firm has described the investment chief as having a “rare” mandate to create a family office investment platform from the ground up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Kirsh family is expanding its New York family office after patriarch Nathan Kirsh sold Jetro Restaurant Depot to Sysco for $29 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
"I was told there was a global family office based in London, so the money could have come from Singapore," he said of the conversation in the Channel 4 film.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
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