Personne de confiance
Being part of a continuity is not trivial. While some of us can’t see beyond a limited personal vision, many of us understand that we play a role in a relay.
PRIVATE CONSULTANT ON MATTERS OF FAMILY & WEALTH
I have been a “personne de confidence” for as long as I can remember. Yes – perhaps the greatest attribute I have come to recognize is that without trust nothing is possible. With it, everything is possible. And to reach the issues below the surface, only the inner circle that has proven loyalty, discretion and the ability to bring about positive change, will be privileged enough to be allowed to do so. It has been my philosophy since the very outset that the family is your most precious capital. It is, in a word, your greatest concern and your biggest asset… albeit, at times, a very complex one!
PRIVATE CONSULTANT ON MATTERS OF FAMILY & WEALTH
Family. In a word, your greatest concern. Your biggest asset.”
About Philippe J. Weil
Philippe J. Weil is fourth generation to a Swiss family of wealth with a robust career spanning over 40 years as an international financial services advisor more than 25 years of which were spent as the “personne de confiance” for prominent global families of wealth, Philippe J. Weil is founder of the Tel Aviv / Zurich-based wealth transition consultancy PJWeil. He is Senior Partner in the Swiss holding 4W Immobilien GmbH. Weil is intimately familiar with the complexities generated by wealth, and with the scenarios that present themselves as members of the family try to project themselves into the future and imagine the future of their children.
He sits on numerous boards including corporate entities and foundations, and is frequently invited to speak at conferences worldwide. Weil is committed to impactful philanthropy. He is an avid art collector.
In this privileged role, having served as wealth manager, director, trustee, board member, consultant, and even in his role as university docent, Weil can’t affirm he’s seen it all – but can say with confidence that nobody has. Families are unique – that is what makes servicing them a fine art.