Today’s guest, Ron Diamond, founded and sold a successful hedge fund. Now he is running one of the largest family office syndications in the entire world.
He exposes how Family Offices now control over $10 trillion in capital, and why they’re quietly investing in solutions to problems the government can’t fix.
He explains how unlike Wall Street, the heirs of these families want to play the long game and invest with purpose.
Does this mean the end for traditional private equity and venture capital firms?
Will this $124 Trillion Wealth Transfer be the one that means the end for Wall Street?
How are the most wealthy families in the world investing their money in 2025 and beyond?
In this interview, Ron Diamond breaks down how it all works.
00:00 Intro + Context
01:55 Family Offices Defined
03:20 The Rise of Family Offices
05:03 The $124 Trillion Wealth Transfer Crisis
06:37 Foundations vs. Families
08:10 Long-Term Capital
10:12 Mission Before Money
12:34 The Problem With Traditional PE
14:09 Why Patient Capital Always Wins
16:15 Ron’s Investment Rules
18:00 Avoiding Ego Deals
19:25 Generational Wealth Risk
21:03 Family Governance Breakdown
23:08 Why Families Fail
24:44 How to Structure a Family Office
26:12 Defining True Wealth
28:10 Why Family Offices Will Poach PE Talent
31:14 $1B Philanthropy Moves
33:00 Sergey Brin and his $1B Donation
35:04 PE vs. Family Capital
37:20 New Capital Mindset
39:48 Generational Thinking Gap
42:30 Fixing The Future
44:26 Closing Thoughts