2009
Incorporation
Convening of minds
Dr. Michael J. Oliver, Michael Sheldon-Agar and Jonathan Lidster founded Global Partnership Family Offices (GPFO) in January 2009, with a close group of senior executives from multi generational single family offices between London and Zurich.
2009
Advisory Board
Established the first Advisory Board
Encompassing senior executives from multi generational single family offices, formed to shape and guide the communities agenda.
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2009
1st Event
Our inaugural event
The first seminar addressed the issues of climate change at the Cavalry & Guards Club in St. James's, London. For its time forward thinking, a theme that has underwritten the GPFO ethos since.
2009
1st Publication
The first edition
FOG (Family Office Global) published the first edition in autumn 2009.
2010
Coffee with the Economists
Coffee with the Economists
In June 2010 at The Carlton Club, London the inaugural Coffee with the Economists session occurred. Now considered the premier economic event exclusively for family offices.
2010
Associates
Formation of GPFO Associates
A group of highly experienced independent family office executives, trusted advisors and consultants were selected to support requests from community members.
2011
Switzerland
Switzerland
Breaking down borders, we hosted the first forum bridging Swiss and UK family offices.
2011
Australia
Australia
The GPFO executive team toured Australia meeting local single family offices.
2012
Education
Understanding the Modern Family Office
The first educational course of its kind in the world, developed in partnership with STEP.
2013
Hong Kong
Appointment of Hong Kong Ambassador
The first local ambassador was appointed to support community management.
2013
The Private Office Club (POC)
Private Office Club
Exclusively for family office principals, and by invitation only. The private office club launched as a social first subgroup of the network.
2014
Germany
Germany
A growing group of German and Swiss family offices descended on Munich for the first time.
2014
Australia
Appointment of Australia Ambassador
The first local ambassador was appointed to support community management.
2015
UAE
Appointment of UAE Ambassador
The first local ambassador was appointed to support community management.
2016
Family Office Solutions (FOS)
Family Office Solutions (FOS) Series
Now a staple of the events calendar the first session was in February of 2016 at The RAF Club in London.
2017
Conference
European Conference
The inaugural full day family office conference hosted at Church House, Westminster. Welcoming family offices from across Europe to discuss the the key issues of the year past and the year ahead.
2017
Gulf Week
Gulf Week
A full week convening European and Middle Eastern family offices in Dubai. Discussing shared issues and building bridges.
2018
IIA
Our first North America delegation
We hosted our first exclusively North American delegation of business leaders, for what has become our international investment afternoons.
2020
Virtual
Everyone goes virtual
We kept our community close and informed with the onset of COVID-19.
2021
Industry Newsletter
Building a better industry
We launched our first non-member newsletter, Family Office Insider (FOI), which has become the defacto family office industry newsletter, with 2,000+, industry professionals reading it each month.
2022
USA
North America
Our first team member lands in the United States.
