Embracing Intersectionality to Deepen Relationships with Family Members with Dr. Paul Hokemeyer

Today, I am delighted to speak with Dr. Paul Hokemeyer, founding principal of Drayson Mews and author of Fragile Power: Why Having Everything is Never Enough and Fragile Power 2.0: Wealth, Narcissism & Mental Health, the leading resources for individuals, couples, and families of wealth seeking culturally respectful and clinically effective mental health services. Dr. Paul serves as the Senior Wellness Expert to Ispahani Advisory, a London-based consulting firm specializing in multijurisdictional, ultra-high-net-worth families. He is an Associate Member of the American Association for Addiction Medicine and holds a Clinical Fellow designation with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

In addition to his academic and clinical work, Dr. Paul has extensive experience in the realm of philanthropy. He has stewarded over three million U.S. dollars to enhance the delivery of direct mental health services to disenfranchised communities across America, as well as through the Yale School of Public Health, and he serves as a trustee of the Palm Springs Art Museum, one of the world's premier centers for mid-century art, architecture, and design.

Dr. Paul’s research in the realm of wealth and mental health has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Wealth Management, the International Family Offices Journal, Globe Law and Business, and Lambert Academic Press. His work has been featured in a wide variety of international media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The World Economic Forum, the Johns Hopkins Newsletter, Harvard Business Review Arabia, CNN, Men’s Health, The Guardian, Tatler, WebMD, Psych Central and others.

Dr. Paul starts by explaining what intersectionality is. He tells us about the origins of the construct of intersectionality and highlights some of the key premises underlying the term and the studies behind it. He then describes how intersectionality plays in the UHNW and family office space, and how it manifests itself in the lives and wellbeing of UHNW clients.

Dr. Paul offers his practical tips for wealth owners, family wealth principals, and UHNW family members? He offers his advice on what they should know about intersectionality and how they should incorporate this knowledge into their lives and their relationship with wealth. He also provides practical suggestions for family wealth advisors and how they should integrate this concept into their advisory practice and utilize it to strengthen their relationships with their UHNW clients.

Enjoy this illuminating conversation with one of the leading academics and practitioners at the complex intersection wealth management and personal health and wellness.