Mr. Ben Tsao
At a Glance
- 26 Years of Financial Management Industry Experience
- Recipient of Multiple Industry Awards
- Heir to a Banking Legacy: Family Founded a Trust Bank in the 1950s
- Founder of Le Guardien Family Office (Est. 2022)
- INSEAD Management Programme Graduate (2022)
- Specialist in Hong Kong Inheritance Law & Asset Transmission
- Expert in Family Charter Formulation & Governance
- Third-Generation Art Collector
- Innovator in Art Management & Blockchain Trust Services
Mr. Ben Tsao
Ben Tsao has 26 years of experience in the financial and wealth management sector and has received multiple industry awards, demonstrating exceptional professional expertise. In 2022, he graduated from INSEAD, a top-tier global business school, further strengthening his management and leadership capabilities. His family founded a trust bank in the 1950s and has focused for generations on wealth management and asset succession. Inspired by his family’s legacy, Ben established Le Guardien Family Office several years ago to provide in-depth trust planning services to the market.
With a solid foundation in Hong Kong trust and succession law, Ben understands the challenges families face in asset inheritance. He is dedicated to offering comprehensive asset protection and legacy planning solutions—setting Le Guardien Family Office apart from traditional asset management offices.
Ben firmly believes that asset succession is not a concern exclusive to wealthy families; many ordinary households face the same challenges. For him, intergenerational transfer involves not only wealth, but also the passing down of family values and culture. To this end, his family office offers family charter services to help clients define their core values and inheritance goals.
As a third-generation art collector, Ben believes that a true family office should encompass art management, including private transactions and auction planning. He has also introduced blockchain-based art trust services to ensure authenticity, security, and transparent provenance for artworks. Ben’s ultimate goal is to help families build enduring plans for wealth succession—realizing genuine multigenerational prosperity.