Confidentiality
Every conversation is off-the-record. We protect the privacy of our members above all.
About EFOA
An association built on stewardship, knowledge, and trust.
EFOA — the Emirates Family Office Association — is the dedicated voice and convening platform for family offices, family businesses, and stakeholders across the United Arab Emirates. We exist to professionalise the institution of family wealth in the UAE and to safeguard its inter-generational continuity.
Our Mission
A platform for the long arc.
EFOA empowers the next generation of family-office leaders with responsibility, education, and access. We promote best practices in governance and succession, and we connect family principals across the UAE to share what works and what to avoid.
Our work is anchored in the UAE's tradition of intergenerational stewardship — and oriented toward the country's role as the leading global hub for private capital. We are non-political, non-commercial, and members-only by approval.
Our Pillars
Four commitments to our members.
الانتقال
Knowledge Transfer
Curated learning programmes — from foundational governance to advanced topics in tax, family constitutions, and structuring — designed for principals and next-gen leaders.
الاتصال
Connectivity
Closed-room peer dialogue across emirates and generations. Members meet in trusted, off-the-record formats that foster honest exchange.
المناصرة
Advocacy
We represent the collective voice of UAE family offices to regulators, financial-free-zones, and government stakeholders.
المأسسة
Institutionalisation
Best-practice frameworks, templates, and benchmarks that help family offices grow from informal arrangements into durable institutions.
Who We Are For
Membership is by approval.
- Single Family Offices — established or in-formation, serving one principal family.
- Multi-Family Offices — institutional MFOs operating from or active in the UAE.
- Family Businesses — operating businesses with a family-office function or under family ownership.
- Next-Gen Leaders — heirs and incoming stewards in the 25–45 age range, regardless of office maturity.
- Strategic Stakeholders — DIFC, ADGM, regulators, and selected institutional partners by invitation.
Our Values
The principles we work by.
Independence
We are not commercial. We do not promote vendors. We do not take political positions.
Stewardship
We exist to strengthen the institution of family capital — not to disrupt it.
Get Involved
Join the community.
Membership is open to qualifying family offices, family businesses, and stakeholders across the UAE. There is no fee.