Family Office Initiative

We bring current and future family office leaders together in many ways, including by organizing events where they can connect, learn, and network with each other, as well as through our Family Office Initiative Council. The council is a global network that features dozens of top practitioners in the sector, as well as Booth faculty members. Current and future family office practitioners can leverage our Family Office Initiative Council to learn, network, and grow.

We’ve developed a new course for MBA students—The Family Office. The course, available to MBA students starting in Winter 2025, will provide students with insights into the different roles that family offices play, effective leadership, the structure of these offices, the defining goals for investment and distribution, and other important topics. Additional MBA classes and Executive Education programs will be available in the future. Offerings could potentially cover family psychology and dynamics, risk management, asset allocation, governance, and leadership, among other topics.

The family office sector has seen significant growth in the last two decades, making it a prime opportunity for scholars and top institutions of higher learning to study. Booth’s renowned faculty have already begun to formulate early strategies around some of the most important topics in the family office sector. In the coming years, and with the support of the Family Office Initiative, Booth faculty will continue to investigate this space and publish groundbreaking research that will impact and benefit the sector in profound ways. Booth faculty members will leverage the Family Office Initiative Council members for research, and share findings with members as well.