Global Family and Private Investment Offices
Backing your team with dedicated expertise

David W. Fox, Jr.
President, GFO

David C. Albright
Head of Client Development, GFO
Meet family and operational challenges head on
Surround yourself with experts who can provide advice-driven wealth management, asset management, banking and asset administration solutions responsive to your office’s needs. For nearly 40 years, our dedicated Global Family & Private Investment Offices group (GFO) has served the needs of family offices, private trust companies and private investment companies of every shape and size around the globe. GFO harnesses Northern Trust’s enterprise-wide resources to deliver alternatives tailored to your family and your advisors’ objectives.
Services Dedicated To Family Offices
Investment
Advisory and Asset Management
Access global investment advice, opportunities
and implementation capabilities tailored to family offices.
Global
Asset Servicing
Keep your assets safe and accounted for.
Technology,
Reporting and Information Delivery
Make more informed decisions with better
data and better tools.
Fiduciary
Services
Meet your family’s fiduciary and advisory needs now and for
generations to come.
Private
Finance and Banking
Address pressing liquidity needs as well as long-term
financing objectives.
Networking
Opportunities
Engage with family office peers, learn from industry experts
and share best practices.
Expertise and Support When You Need It
Your relationship manager and account manager address issues as needed and manage day-to-day activity and relationship matters. This team is supported by an onboarding consultant, investment advisors, portfolio managers, bankers, trust advisors and other specialists, with oversight and engagement from managing directors and executive management. To learn more about working with Northern Trust, contact David W. Fox, Jr. or David C. Albright.
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Irrevocable trusts drafted with built-in inflexibility could leave the trustee unable to cope with changing circumstances or investment challenges.
Download an in-depth review of all services and capabilities Northern Trust’s Global Family & Private Investment Offices (GFO) group provides that you can conveniently share with family members or office staff.