Gregory Young

Gregory Young’s Biography

Gregory Young is an experienced, skilled family office executive, fiduciary and professional, and a proven leader and manager in the family office sector and the legal profession. Over his 35-year professional and business career, Greg has advised, assisted and represented a number of America’s wealthiest individuals and families.

Presently, Greg is Managing Director of The Ropart Group, a fully integrated Greenwich, CT-based single-family office serving multiple generations of a single, ultra-high net worth family. His role is a composite of COO, CIO, CFO & General Counsel functions with lead executive responsibilities. At Ropart, Greg is a member of the Investment Committee and serves in fiduciary roles.

Greg is also the founding principal of Greyfield Advisers, LLC, a consulting firm serving the varied and substantial needs of UHNW individuals and families.

Previously, Greg was CEO of a Palm Beach, FL family office and lead executive fiduciary for trusts benefiting the family members.

As a family office executive, Greg has managed the development and implementation of... Gregory Young is an experienced, skilled family office executive, fiduciary and professional, and a proven leader and manager in the family office sector and the legal profession. Over his 35-year professional and business career, Greg has advised, assisted and represented a number of America’s wealthiest individuals and families.

Presently, Greg is Managing Director of The Ropart Group, a fully integrated Greenwich, CT-based single-family office serving multiple generations of a single, ultra-high net worth family. His role is a composite of COO, CIO, CFO & General Counsel functions with lead executive responsibilities. At Ropart, Greg is a member of the Investment Committee and serves in fiduciary roles.

Greg is also the founding principal of Greyfield Advisers, LLC, a consulting firm serving the varied and substantial needs of UHNW individuals and families.

Previously, Greg was CEO of a Palm Beach, FL family office and lead executive fiduciary for trusts benefiting the family members.

As a family office executive, Greg has managed the development and implementation of strategic and operational advice and planning, including estate planning, financial planning & investment management, asset protection, insurance & risk management, legal, philanthropy, real estate, taxation and trust administration. As fiduciary, Greg has been responsible for performance and administration of trusts, including management and investment of trust assets.

As a partner with two prominent, international law firms over 25 years, Greg’s practice focused on real estate transactions and development. His clients were UHNW individuals and family offices, sovereign wealth funds, private funds and other institutional real estate investors. Greg also developed high proficiency in public policy, entity governance, business transactions, private equity, and taxation and related planning engagements.

Greg holds a JD and a BS/BA in Finance and European History. READ MORE VIEW LESS

Gregory Young’s Background

The Ropart Group

Managing Director

2021 - Present

Greenwich, CT, USA

The Ropart Group is a fully integrated single family office and investment management company, established to manage to and provide for the business and philanthropic needs of a dynamic, ultra-high net worth family situated between south Florida and the northeastern United States. At Ropart, Greg serves in lead executive and fiduciary roles.

Greyfield Advisers, LLC

Founding Principal

2021 - Present

Palm Beach, FL, USA

Greyfield Advisers is a business consulting firm that specializes in meeting the needs of UHNW people and their family offices. Greyfield is hired by clients for a variety of reasons, including essential and broad strategic considerations, planning and transactional help, operational activities, and fiduciary demands. Its advisors have decades of professional, executive and fiduciary expertise.

Goodrich, LLC

Chief Executive Officer, Trustee & Advisor

2018 - 2020

West Palm Beach, FL, USA

Goodrich is a family office that serves multiple generations of an UHNW family as well as the trusts that benefit them. To and for the benefit of the trusts and family members, it provides strategic planning and counseling, as well as operational execution. Greg led and controlled all critical parts of the family office's demands and specifications as a fiduciary and senior executive.

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

Partner with Leadership Responsibilities

2013 - 2018

West Palm Beach, FL, USA

Squire Patton Boggs is a multinational legal practice with more than 1,500 lawyers in offices around the globe. Its clients range from individuals to national governments, international corporations to developing companies. It's one of the 30 largest law firms globally. Greg brought leadership & managerial experience to the company as a partner, guiding important clients through notable matters.

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP

Partner with Senior Management & Leadership Responsibilities

1994 - 2013

Palm Beach, FL, USA

Consistently listed in the AmLaw100, Edwards Wildman was a multinational legal company with fifteen locations in the United States, Europe and Asia. Greg spent a significant amount of time in various leadership positions with the business, and his practice grew steadily and successfully as he built, serviced and maintained many important client connections.

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Board Positions

G5 Capital LLC

Advisor & Board Member

2021 - Present

Greenwich, CT, USA

G5 Capital is a growth equity investment firm focused on early stage investing and advisory services to high growth consumer products, technology and services companies. G5 seeks out companies conducting omnichannel business with a robust presence in the internet retail, direct selling, direct response marketing and/or social commerce segments.

WONE Group US Holding, Inc.

Director/Senior Advisor to the Board & Officer

2014 - Present

Palm Beach, FL, USA

Principally owned by an ultra-wealthy UK national, WONE Group US Holding Inc. is a private Delaware company formed in 2014 to own and develop US real property interests. The company has developed, managed and transacted a real estate portfolio valued in excess of $200M. Greg serves and has served as the sole US-based director, senior advisor and officer of the company and its affiliates.

540 South Ocean Boulevard LLP

Partner Advisor & Officer

2014 - Present

Palm Beach, FL, USA

540 South Ocean Boulevard LLP is a private, closely held Florida partnership formed to hold US real property and related business interests for the benefit of ultra-wealthy UK national. Since 2014 Greg has served as the sole US-based advisor and officer of the majority interest-holding partner and its ownership.

DOTTIROSE, INC

Director & Officer

2015 - Present

Palm Beach, FL, USA

DOTTIROSE, Inc. is a private, closely held Florida company formed to hold US real property and related business interests for the benefit of ultra-wealthy Swiss national and his immediate family. Greg has served as the sole US-based director of the company and as an officer of the company since 2009.

TIERRA FIRME LIMITED S.A

Director & Officer

2009 - Present

Palm Beach, FL, USA

TIERRA FIRME LIMITED S.A. is a private, closely held Panamanian company formed to hold US real property and related business interests for the benefit of ultra-wealthy Swiss national and his immediate family. Greg has served as the sole US-based director of the company since 2015 and the sole US-based officer of the company since 2009.

Gulf Stream School

Board Chair & Trustee

2006 - 2015

Gulf Stream, FL, USA

The Gulf Stream School is a top-rated private, independent day school in the United States. It encourages students to succeed, fosters intellectual curiosity, and recognizes both work and achievement. It is defined by a strong sense of family, its small size, and a commitment to its history. Greg served as Trustee and Board Chair, among other leadership roles.

Edwards Wildman PAC, Inc.

Managing Director & Officer

2010 - 2013

Washington, DC, USA

Edwards Wildman PAC, Inc. was the federal political action committee for Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, an AmLaw100 law firm. Greg had direct and principal management and operational responsibilities for engagement of all outside political relationships, and for annual fundraising, candidate or committee contributions, sponsored fundraisers/events, and distribution of all political contributions.

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP

Partner with Senior Management & Leadership Responsibilities

1994 - 2013

Palm Beach, FL, USA

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP was a Boston, Massachusetts-based international law firm, consistently included in the AmLaw100. A twenty year veteran of the firm, Greg was a seven-year member of the Executive Committee, which addressed firm management, partner compensation and other needs, and served in high-ranking leadership roles devoted to both strategic and operational enterprise undertakings.

Town of Palm Beach United Way

Trustee & Alexis de Tocqueville Society Member

2000 - 2013

Palm Beach, FL, USA

The Town of Palm Beach United Way helps advance the common good for those in need by focusing on and contributing to multiple agencies within Palm Beach County, which deliver wide-ranging programs and services in furtherance of education, health, and financial stability.

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Advisory Roles

Non-Family Fiduciary of Private Trusts

Trustee

2015 - Present

New York, NY, USA

Fiduciary for multiple, multigenerational trusts established by ultra-wealthy New York-based US citizen for the benefit of himself, his immediate family, and related interests.

Non-Family Fiduciary of Private Trusts & Foundations

Trustee & Advisor

2019 - 2020

West Palm Beach, FL, USA

Fiduciary for multiple, multigenerational family trusts and multiple foundations established by ultra-wealthy Florida-based US citizen for the benefit of himself, his immediate family, and related interests.

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Philanthropy

Bethesda Hospital Foundation

Lifetime Member of the Benefactors Society

Boynton Beach, FL, USA

Bethesda Hospital Foundation, established in 1959 for Bethesda Hospital and today a part of Baptist Health South Florida, promotes excellence, innovation, community wellness and leadership in healthcare. Bethesda presently includes nearly 500 hospital beds in two facilities and a medical staff with 675 physicians. Greg and his wife, Bettina, are significant and sustained supporters of Bethesda.

Gulf Stream School

Lifetime Member of the Johnson Society

Gulf Stream, FL, USA

The Gulf Stream School is a world-class private, independent day school. Greg and his wife, Bettina, have been significant and sustained supporters of the school over the last twenty-five years and are lifetime members of the Johnson Society.

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Memberships

CCC Alliance

Member

2021 - Present

Boston, MA, USA

CCC Alliance is a group of successful families and individuals that collaborate on family office matters. Founded in 1994 by two family offices, CCC Alliance has grown into a diverse group of families ranging from innovators of the new economy to families of industrial pioneers. Designed initially as a private forum, CCC Alliance developed into a dynamic peer network and collaborative community.

Greenwich Economic Forum

Member

2021 - Present

Greenwich, CT, USA

Greenwich Economic Forum is a conference-driven organization catering to a global investment community. The GEF Annual Conference is known for a wide-ranging perspective with 80+ countries represented, world-class “C-suite” speaker faculty and conference delegates and significant participation from leading institutional investors – all within an intimate Greenwich, CT setting.

The 50

Member

2019 - 2020

Atlanta, GA, USA

The 50 is an invitation-only forum for senior family office executives assembled to create value for each other and to improve upon and enhance industry knowledge and solutions. It encourages interactive and thought-provoking discussions among the family office community and has become known for its unique and collaborative style.

Urban Land Institute

Full Member

1998 - 2018

Washington, DC, USA

The Urban Land Institute is a nonprofit research and education organization with a stated mission "to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide." Greg served on the Commercial & Retail Development Council and Southeast Florida/Caribbean & Washington, DC Regional Councils.

Economic Council of Palm Beach County

Member

2003 - 2013

Palm Beach, FL, USA

The Economic Council of Palm Beach County’s mission is to create an environment that helps business prosper. The diverse membership includes nearly every area of industry and consists exclusively of top-level business. The Council is dedicated to providing community leadership that helps businesses thrive and grow in Palm Beach County.

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Bar Admissions

The District of Columbia Bar

Member

Washington, DC, USA

The District of Columbia Bar is the mandatory bar association of the District of Columbia, which administers the admissions, licensing, and discipline functions for lawyers licensed to practice in the District.