Protecting & Enhancing
the Human Condition

“Creativity is the literacy of our time. To find solutions to the challenges we face, we need to draw on as much and as diverse a range of talents as possible.”

In 2020, COVID-19 created turmoil in the world and brought up the fragility of what we have taken for granted. It highlighted everything that divides us, from extreme disparities in food and job security, access to health care and education and civil rights, to the day-to-day life challenges faced by all members of society.

As I write this in 2025, I reflect on the changes over the past five years and notably the recent loss of our co-founding matriarch. I am more and more convinced that the continuous commitment of our family to economic, environmental and social impact is essential to our common futures; that of our family and the planet we inhabit.

Change is inevitable and despite our mourning for those we have lost, we are changing our governance structure and will focus all our efforts on what unites us. We have made changes to our structure as well as our portfolio by adding Technology & Innovation and Defence & Resilience as pillars alongside our existing five areas of focus.

The future is what we make it. As a family, we shall continue to diversify our portfolios while collaborating, engaging and funding new projects in pursuit of our purpose: “To protect and enhance the human condition”.

— Georgio Pauen