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MFOs drove 17 of 24 CXO hires in 2026
Livemint··29 Sept
Multi-family offices accounted for 17 of 24 senior family-office hires tracked in 2026, Longhouse Consulting data showed. Their share rose from about 25 percent in 2024 to approximately 57 percent in 2025. Longhouse CEO Anshuman Das said roles now span CEOs, COOs and technology leaders beyond investment heads. Tracked senior appointments rose about 133 percent between 2024 and 2025.
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What It Means For You
- Family offices are recruiting executives with more than 21 years of experience on average.
- Recent moves include Kajal Dungerwal joining Sharrp Ventures from Amazon in January.
- MFOs handle financial and legal portfolios for multiple affluent families.
What's Happening
- About 16 of 29 hires in 2025 were for MFOs, per Longhouse data.
- Diinesh Maru moved from KPMG to Neo Wealth in April.
- Saurabh Rungta joined Centrum Wealth from Avendus Wealth in May.
From Portfolios to Institutions
- Das said offices are moving from building investment teams to institutional-grade organisations.
- Roles now cover governance, technology, risk and operations beyond portfolio management.
- Single-family offices made the remaining seven hires tracked in 2026.
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