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Golden Equator Appoints Renowned Philanthropy Advocate Christopher Wilson as Philanthropy Ambassador

Golden Equator has announced the appointment of Christopher Wilson as Philanthropy Ambassador for its multi-family office Golden Equator Wealth and Portfolio Mentor for the Group.

Wilson will serve in an advisory role and consult with Golden Equator Wealth’s clients to help them understand the benefits of philanthropy for the family and how to incorporate philanthropy in their family office.

The official announcement was made in early May at Golden Equator’s inaugural Beyond Wealth series of events, which also saw the launch of Golden Equator’s NextGen Programme and Family Office publication. Wilson gave an address on “Philanthropy and the Family”, exploring the question of “Why Philanthropy within the Family?” to Golden Equator’s Family Office Private Circle including Ultra-High-Net-Worth clients and industry partners.

“I have often witnessed wealthy families and individuals waiting for a certain milestone before starting to look into Philanthropy," Wilson said. "But what I want to encourage is to start the discussion now because of the benefits it brings to the families. Philanthropy focuses the family on doing good and connecting, but also bonds the family and creates positivity, because they start to look at life from a different perspective.”

Wilson is a social entrepreneur, philanthropy advocate, and finance professional with more than 30 years of experience in banking, consulting, asset management, and technology. 

Shirley Crystal Chua, Founder and Group CEO of Golden Equator Group, said, “The perception of philanthropy is currently still limited in Asia, and is not well understood by Asia’s ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families. But as a whole, we are starting to see families, especially the NextGens of the families, taking an interest in philanthropy, which is very encouraging. Philanthropy is an integral part of our family office ecosystem, likewise NextGen cultivation initiatives, which include our NextGen Programme and NextGen Foundation that we launched at our Beyond Wealth event. We are thrilled to have Christopher onboard as he will truly add value to philanthropy for our family office ecosystem.”