The Hoffmann Family of Companies is a diversified family-owned conglomerate that employs more than 9,000 people at 250 facilities across the world. Founded by current chairman David Hoffmann and led by co-chief executives Geoff and Greg Hoffmann, the enterprise encompasses more than 115 corporate brands with operations in 30 countries. Its subsidiaries operate across ten sectors, including aviation, agriculture, financial services, marine, industrial manufacturing, media and marketing, professional services, real estate, and transportation. David Hoffmann began building the Hoffmann Family of Companies in the 1980s. He founded the conglomerate’s cornerstone business, Chicago-based DHR International (now DHR Global), in 1989. DHR Global has grown to become the world’s largest privately held international executive search firm and has earned a reputation as one of the most effective innovators in the space. Founded soon after DHR Global, Osprey Capital LLC is another pillar of the Hoffmann Family of Companies. Initially a boutique private equity investment firm, Osprey is now one of the biggest family offices on the planet. Through Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate, the Hoffmann Family of Companies is a major commercial real estate manager and development partner. Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate manages properties cumulatively valued at more than $1 billion. More recently, the Hoffmann Family of Companies and David Hoffmann himself have committed more than $150 million toward a multi-year effort to transform the historic wine region around Augusta, Missouri, into a world-class viticultural area on par with Napa, California, and Bordeaux, France. Notable Hoffmann enterprises associated with this effort include the Augusta Guest Collection, the August Golf Club & Vineyards, Augusta Winery, Balducci Vineyards, Montelle Winery, Mount Pleasant Estates, Augusta Vineyard Tours, and the Augusta Clothing Company.