PULSE Podcast Series | Episode 12

A wonderful conversation with one of the leading independent industry experts in family offices, Ronald Diamond, Founder & CEO, Diamond Wealth. Diamond Wealth is a trusted advisor to family offices in both corporate and investing matters. Ron is also in collaboration with Stanford University on the industry.

Episode Description:

This episode features an engaging dialogue with Ronald Diamond, from his own robust career, and position as founder of Diamond Wealth in 2007, to the evolution of alternative investing in the family office industry, to trends he believes will be transformative to the industry, and its stakeholders, and successor generations ahead. Ron also discusses a new initiative with Stanford University, where he is working with the Global Projects Center and disruptive technologies. Ron also discusses various leadership matters, including governance, and the virtue of hard work and the importance of passion.

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Mr. Diamond is the Director of the Stanford University Global Family Office Initiative, and serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board at Stanford University for the Disruptive Technology and Digital Cities Program. In addition, Mr. Diamond guest lectures at Stanford’s Graduate Business School, Graduate Engineering School, and the Entrepreneur program. He serves on the Advisory Board of 10 privately held companies and acts as Chairman for 4 of them. Ronald is also the Chair of two TIGER 21 chapters in Chicago.
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A frequent speaker at Family Office and Alternative Investment Conferences, Diamond has spoken at over 100 conferences across the globe. Mr. Diamond is also the Founder of Family Office World, a podcast whose mission is to educate the market about Family Offices. Earlier in his career, Mr. Diamond founded Pinnacle Capital — a $250 million hedge fund that outperformed the S & P index 10 out of 10 years — before ultimately selling his company to an international investment firm. Previously, Diamond served as a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns. He began his career as an analyst at Drexel Burnham Lambert.

Deeply committed to giving back, Diamond is an active philanthropist and civic leader. He is Chairman of the Advisory Board for the World Peace Initiative launched at Stanford University. He also serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of JSC and currently sits on the Board at the JCC and JUF.
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Diamond studied at Northwestern University, graduating Magna Cum Laude and earning his degree in Economics.