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Diana Chambers

Founder & Owner

The Chambers Group

Crans-Montana, CH

Diana Chambers

Diana Chambers’ Biography

Diana Chambers is a highly respected Family Wealth Mentor™ and Philanthropic Advisor. She works in confidence with significantly wealthy families to address their wealth in emotionally intelligent ways.

Diana has always been a trailblazer; she was in the first student cohort from Edinburgh University to spend a year on exchange at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, she became the first woman hired into management at a major UK company where she worked on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, she served as a fundraiser for an educational project in Bosnia during the war, and she directed the Servant Leadership School in Washington, DC, preparing compassionate leaders for America’s inner cities.

On founding the Chambers Group LLC in 2002, Diana began her work as The Family Wealth Mentor™. She subsequently established the Chambers Group Sàrl in Switzerland, where she now resides. As a third-generation member of a UK business family with a passion to make a difference, Diana became a trusted confidante to others. She works with her clients to bring to light their... Diana Chambers is a highly respected Family Wealth Mentor™ and Philanthropic Advisor. She works in confidence with significantly wealthy families to address their wealth in emotionally intelligent ways.

Diana has always been a trailblazer; she was in the first student cohort from Edinburgh University to spend a year on exchange at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, she became the first woman hired into management at a major UK company where she worked on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, she served as a fundraiser for an educational project in Bosnia during the war, and she directed the Servant Leadership School in Washington, DC, preparing compassionate leaders for America’s inner cities.

On founding the Chambers Group LLC in 2002, Diana began her work as The Family Wealth Mentor™. She subsequently established the Chambers Group Sàrl in Switzerland, where she now resides. As a third-generation member of a UK business family with a passion to make a difference, Diana became a trusted confidante to others. She works with her clients to bring to light their underlying beliefs, values, and aspirations as they seek to own, spend, and allocate their wealth wisely. Diana also has a deep understanding of the giving space. She emphasizes the importance of the dialogue between donors and charitable organizations essential to successful philanthropy, so the experience is fulfilling for all involved.

Known for championing the human side of wealth, Diana offers the essence of her work in her recent essay “Money Wisdom Unlocked: Understanding Trauma as a Key to Your Financial Behavior” and her book “True Wealth: Letters on Money, Life, and Love”. She highlights the need to be as skilled in financial emotional intelligence—the heart of money—as in financial cognitive intelligence. A keen public speaker, Diana keynotes regularly at private client events where she promotes harmony between our relationships with wealth and those we love. READ MORE VIEW LESS

Diana Chambers’ Background

The Chambers Group

Founder & Owner

2002 - Present

Crans-Montana, CH

Diana founded The Chambers Group LLC in 2002 in the USA, with The Chambers Group Sàrl, founded in 2014 in Switzerland, being a continuation of her practice working with significantly wealthy families. Diana helps them to prepare for challenging situations and family transitions, develop as leaders, plan for their legacies, and enjoy their roles as philanthropists and social leaders.

The Chopra Foundation

Vice President

2001 - 2001

Carlsbad, CA, USA

Committed to improving well-being and health, The Chopra Foundation cultivates spiritual knowledge, develops consciousness and promotes world peace through fundraising for a selection of projects.

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Diana Chambers’ Gallery

Media

Cultivating Financial EQ to Navigate the Psychology of Family Wealth with Diana Chambers

Podcast

Sep 2024

Diana Chambers talks to Family Office Exchange about the link between money and trauma, offering insights on navigating difficult wealth-related conversations.

Improving Our Financial Skills Is an Inside Job

2024

Lisbon, PT

The importance of Financial EQ (Emotional Intelligence) is highlighted in this interview with Diana Chambers. Please click on the title for an English translation.

For mega-rich heirs, the anxieties that drive ‘Succession’ are all too real

May 2023

Washington, DC, USA

In a reflection on “Succession”, Diana Chambers comments on the challenges of inheriting wealth.

What the wealth therapist heard

May 2022

London, UK

Family wealth mentor Diana Chambers is featured in the Financial Times’ HTSI magazine.

What your financial behaviour says about you – and how to change it

Mar 2022

London, UK

Diana Chambers explores what shapes a person's unique relationship with money in an article for Global Banking & Finance Review.

Interview With Diana Chambers, Author Of 'Money Wisdom Unlocked'

Mar 2022

London, UK

In this interview with Wealth Briefing, Diana describes how she focuses on the emotional side of wealth in her role as a 'family wealth mentor'.

Family Wealth Mentor Diana Chambers explains our relationship with money

Featured

Mar 2022

London, UK

Diana Chambers is featured in this article by London Daily News. The article explores her essay, 'Money Wisdom Unlocked: Understanding Trauma as a Key to Your Financial Behaviour', and her hopes that it will raise awareness about the significance of trauma in our financial relationships.

Qineticare Webinar series “Embracing Change” - How Money Affects Us and Our Relationships

Interviewee

May 2021

Crans-Montana, CH

In an interview for Qineticare, Diana Chambers discusses the impact that money has on our relationships and how to use effective communication in addressing the challenging conversations surrounding money.

Harper's Bazaar

Featured

2019

London, UK

Diana is quoted in the article entitled, Can you make money and make a difference? Diana highlights the potential for impact investing to build an investor’s sense of community and happiness.

City A.M.

Interviewee

2018

London, UK

In an insightful Q&A about taking control of our money emotions with City AM, Diana discusses how we can understand our feelings about wealth and so be better prepared to handle money effectively in our relationships.

Diana Chambers | A Greater Wealth

Alumni Feature

Edinburgh, UK

Diana shares her journey as a wealth mentor with the University of Edinburgh's Business School Alumni page.

Big Money Questions: How to have awkward money conversations

Interviewee

2018

London, UK

In a conversation with The Big Money Questions Show, Diana shares her insight on the importance of effective communication about money as well as guidance on how to address difficult money conversations.

Wealth & Finance International

Interviewee

London, UK

Featured in a special guest article for Wealth & Finance International, Diana explores why wealth management is as much about feelings as it is about figures.

UBS Wealth Management

Interviewee

2020

London, UK

In Suddenly Single for the UBS Women Forum, Diana alongside Suzanne Kingston, a leading family lawyer, discusses how we can prepare and take control of our finances whatever our stage in life.

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Publications

Money Wisdom Unlocked: Understanding Trauma as a Key to Your Financial Behavior

Author

2022

In this essay, published by Altitude Press, Diana identifies how the financial behavior that does not serve us can point us to underlying trauma which, once healed, can lead to more freedom than we might have thought possible. Please click on the image to access a free copy.

Special Report “Family Philanthropy” published by Globe Law and Business

Contributing Author

2021

Diana contributed the closing chapter X “A thoughtful legacy”. She starts by addressing what it means to be philanthropic and when to shape your philanthropic legacy. She closes with the excerpt which invites you to see your role as a philanthropist in the context of current societal needs and asks what your children might say about you and your legacy. Click on the image to access an excerpt.

True Wealth: Letters on Money, Life, and Love

Author

2016

In this book, published by Altitude Press, Diana shares her reflections on how money influences us and our relationships and she gives advice on 'how to be truly wealthy'. Her book contains a series of letters that pose questions about money that clients and friends have asked Diana on a regular basis, and her answers reflect her broad experience in this field.

UBS Wealth Management | Future-proofing our children

Author

2020

Over the course of the Covid-19 lockdown, Diana wrote several articles for UBS Women Forum. In this article, Diana examines the five ways that we can nurture resilience in our children. These include telling your family story, understanding money messages, discussing budgets, initiating money conversations, and being generous.

UBS Wealth Management | Money couples

Author

2020

In this discussion, Diana explores the subject of money in relationships and how we can benefit the whole family through collaboration on finances with our partner.

The Impact of Money II: Be a Good Ancestor Now

Author

This thought piece for Horizons – a contemporary network and learning environment for the leaders of tomorrow – explores the nature of legacy, which we shape on a moment-by-moment basis, and how we can be good ancestors now for our descendants.

Wisdom is more precious than rubies

Author

2017

Diana describes how money can be a master teacher for us and the value of writing a Money Autobiography to help us to develop our Financial EQ (emotional intelligence).

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Speaking Engagements

Private Client Events

Diana is regularly invited to speak at private client events for both parents and next generation wealth holders. She addresses a wide spectrum of financial emotional intelligence themes and takes conversations in whatever directions participants choose. The interview shown here was recorded in 2023.

Family Business Network

Keynote Speaker: Sao Paulo, Brazil 2022, Cali, Colombia 2023. Diana’s topic was handling money gracefully in our relationships with the essential skill of communicating effectively with close family members.

Transcontinental Trusts Conference

Panelist in 2023, Keynote Speaker in 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. Diana spoke on the various forces that shape our relationship with money.

STEP Alpine

Panelist

2023

Interlaken, CH

The panel in which Diana participated was concerned with addressing divergent interests in families of wealth.

Bazaar at Work Summit

Panel Host

2019

London, UK

Hosted by Harper’s Bazaar, the Bazaar at Work Summit is a luxurious one-day conference that connects the UK’s most inspirational female leaders through thought-provoking panel discussions, workshops and talks. In 2019, Diana hosted a panel for the Summit focused on equal pay and equal gender opportunities.

Family Enterprise Xchange Symposium

Interviewee

2017

Halifax, CA

The Family Enterprise Xchange Symposium is a forum that allows enterprising families and advisors to connect, support and be educated by the family enterprise community. In June 2017, Diana was interviewed by Ruth Steverlynck, Founding Partner of Your Family Enterprise Advisors, for the Symposium. Their topic of discussion was ‘Conversations the Rising Generation Want to Have About Wealth’.

NEXUS Global

Speaker & Global Ambassador

New York, NY, USA

Diana is a Global Ambassador for NEXUS and has spoken at their Global Summit and a UK regional gathering. Topics include “Shaping Your Unique Identity Within Your Legacy Family”.

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Business Interests

Impact Investor

Diana extends her commitment to philanthropy through investing personally for social impact. She has committed to a handful of early-stage investments, primarily in the health and wellness space and also benefitting refugees.

Diana Chambers’ Education

The University of Edinburgh

Bachelor of Commerce

The Wharton School | University of Pennsylvania

Edinburgh University Placement Year