TIGER 21 Family Office Groups
TIGER 21 is part of the premier global peer membership organization for ultra-high-net-worth entrepreneurs, investors and executives. With success comes challenges and opportunities, and TIGER 21 Members, through deep, trusted relationships, rely on each other to take their lives to the next level.
Chairs
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Chris Cecil
Chris Cecil
TIGER 21 Chair, Charlotte & Family Office
Chris Cecil is Chair of Charlotte 01 and Family Office 01. He is the Founder and President of Biltmore Family Office, LLC, a collaborative family office group. He brings 30 years of experience to investment-oriented business owners, entrepreneurs, and their families focusing on such areas as investment management, asset allocation, investment policy creation, multi-generational planning, and the succession of family offices. Previously, Chris was a Partner of GenSpring Family Offices, has served as a President for JPMorgan Private Bank, and Senior Managing Director at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Cecil graduated from the University of North Carolina and has received executive degrees from the Harvard Business School and the Darden Business School. He serves on numerous philanthropic and investment committee boards, as well as several family office governance boards nationwide. -
Ron Diamond
Ron Diamond
TIGER 21 Chair, Chicago & Family Office
Ron Diamond is the Chair of Chicago 02, 03 and Family Office 02. Diamond is a longtime investor and entrepreneur and the Founder and Chairman of Diamond Wealth with divisions focusing on philanthropy, wealth transfer, investment banking, social impact, and governance. Ron serves on the Advisory Board of 10 privately held companies and acts as Chairman for 4 of them. He is the Founder of Family Office World, a podcast whose mission is to educate the market about Family Offices. Diamond is deeply committed to giving back and is an active philanthropist and civic leader. He is serves on the Leadership Circle of the Aspen Institute, a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. He also sits on the Board of several other charities and non-profit organizations in his community. Diamond studied at Northwestern University, graduating Magna Cum Laude and earning his degree in Economics. -
Jeff Hays
Jeff Hays
TIGER 21 Chair, Nashville & Family Office
Jeff Hays, Chair of Nashville 01, 02, and Family Office 03, boasts extensive financial experience. Co-founding a research and asset management firm in 2001, he played a crucial role in expanding its assets to over $2 billion as president. In 2017, leveraging his financial prowess, Jeff became a chair at TIGER 21, focusing on peer-to-peer collaboration to enhance members' investment, business, and family decision-making. After transitioning from his asset management firm in 2019, he founded JH Consulting, offering family office consulting services. Beyond his professional life, Jeff prioritizes family with his wife, Leeann, and three sons in Nashville. Committed to philanthropy, he leads annual mission trips to Honduras and serves as board chair for Humanity and Hope, a nonprofit bringing hope to impoverished Honduran communities. -
Doug Johnson
Doug Johnson
TIGER 21 Chair, Denver & Family Office
Doug Johnson chairs three TIGER 21 groups in Denver. Husband to Jennifer, father to Jake and Dane and stepfather to Josephine and Evan, Doug and his family are at home in Fort Collins, Colorado. A past investment and trust advisor, his experience includes public markets, direct investments, banking, venture, deal sourcing and syndication. In addition, Doug has served on several boards and commissions primarily focused on education and economic development. -
Christopher Rose
Christopher Rose
TIGER 21 Chair, Family Office
Christopher Rose is the Chair of TIGER 21’s first Family Office Group outside the United States. He brings extensive experience advising ultra-high-net-worth families on family governance, cross-border investments, and the development of family office strategies. Chris previously led both the Family Office and High Net Worth and Venture Technology practices for Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, in Europe and the Middle East. Recognized by Chambers Europe as a “towering figure” in private equity and venture capital, Chris has advised on over 300 transactions globally. He is also a trained mediator, having studied at Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation. A long-standing member of YPO, Chris served as Global Chair of the YPO Deal Network, where he facilitated billions of dollars in transactions among business leaders worldwide. Drawing on a career that combines deep transactional experience, legal expertise and extensive work with global families, Chris is uniquely positioned to help family office principals address the challenges of governance, succession, and wealth preservation across generations. -
Michael Warszawski
Michael Warszawski
TIGER 21 Chair, New York City & Family Office Group
Michael Warszawski is the Founder and CEO of CWM Partners, a Family Office Advisory firm. He chairs New York City TIGER 21 Groups 2, 15 and 16. Michael brings deep expertise in multi-generational family wealth management as a former CEO, Chair or Director of banks, asset management firms and trust companies in several global jurisdictions. He also offers 10+ years of experience in facilitating peer groups of accomplished leaders. A graduate of MIT and Columbia, Michael is a member of YPO Gold, the “Institute for the Fiduciary Standard” and the “Institute for Family Governance.” He supports financial literacy in the US through “Working in Support of Education” and conciliatory dialogue in the middle east through the “Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.” Michael is passionate about music and sings in twelve languages.
Making Family Decisions for Generational Impact
TIGER 21 Family Office is the only network that brings together vetted single-family office principals in a confidential, trusted peer learning environment, free from solicitation. TIGER 21 Family Office Members belong to a distinguished community that connect, share insights, and collaborate on issues ranging from governance, succession, and estate planning to philanthropy and next gen family dynamics.
Connect With Your Family Office Group Quarterly
at locations around the world, you’ll meet quarterly with other ultra-high-net-worth family office principals who have real experience to help your family achieve higher levels of success.
A Safe, No Solicitation Learning Space
Unlike vendor-driven offerings that sell family office products, TIGER 21 Family Office Groups provide a confidential, collaborative setting to optimize best practices that will set their family office up for generational success.
Development Opportunities
for Family Office Principals and next-generation family members in the areas of investment strategy, leadership, and transition planning.
Access a Global Community
In addition to gaining a personal board of peers for their family office, TIGER 21 Family Office Group Members enjoy the full benefits of TIGER 21 Membership including access to a global network of over 1500 UHNW Members, in-person and virtual events and leisure trips, and unlimited opportunities to learn and connect with likeminded peers.
Primary Areas of Member Focus
for Family Office Groups
TIGER 21 Family Office Groups provide a confidential platform to exchange information, facilitated by a dedicated Chair knowledgeable in family offices – a personal board of peers for your family office.
Estate Planning & Legal Issues
Integrated Financial Management
Social Impact & Philanthropy
Family Leadership & Transition Planning
Governance & Decision Making
Risk Management
Health & Well-being
Family Dynamics, Value, and Culture
Learning, Development, and the Rising Generations
5Cs of Qualifications
All TIGER 21 Members are vetted through the lens of the 5Cs of Membership. Due to the specific focus on family office groups, the following requirements have been adjusted to ensure an optimal, relevant Meeting experience for TIGER 21 Family Office Groups.
Character
Must be of the highest ethics and integrity.
Conditions
Must have, or be in the process of establishing, a single family office.
Capacity
Must commit to meeting participation and community engagement.
Contribution
Must be Principal or Family Member CIO with appropriate level of family office experience and intellect.
Capital
Family net worth of $200M or more, the general minimum of wealth under management in a typical family office.
Family Office
Intergenerational Wealth
Discover the Member Experience
TIGER 21 provides ultra-high-net-worth entrepreneurs, investors, and executives a confidential community to learn from each other as they navigate the issues and opportunities that stem from success.
To learn more about our invite-only network, submit an inquiry. Our Member Development Director will be in touch.
