Family Office Networks, a community of family offices that offers wealthy families access to various investment opportunities, has unveiled plans to launch the Washington D.C. Family Office Association.

The association will offer thought leadership and idea sharing to affluent families located in Washington D.C.

The new entity will be led by Julio Gonzalez as managing director. Gonzalez serves as the CEO of Engineered Tax Services, a Florida-based engineering firm.

Family Office Networks co-CEO Steven Saltzstein said: “Julio is a prominent and well-respected leader in the family office world so he’s a great choice to lead our new group in D.C.

“Among his talents is his track record of speaking at national events on topics such as cost segregation studies, green construction and emerging energy tax programmes.”

Family Office Networks offers wealthy families access to opportunities in real estate, venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds and updates on topics including portfolio management, philanthropy, multi-generational wealth management, compliance, risk management, as well as insurance.

The community’s website familyofficenetworks.com has more than 40,000 users that includes over 7,000 family offices.