Larisa B. Miller
Contributor, Emerging Markets & Family Offices

Larisa B. Miller

Larisa B. Miller is the Founder and Chief Executive of Phoenix Global, a specialized international advisory firm headquartered in the United States and Abu Dhabi, operating across more than thirty countries. Phoenix Global advises family offices, governments, sovereign-linked institutions, and Fortune 500 corporations on infrastructure, investment, and cross-border development across emerging markets. Her career spans more than two decades as an operating principal across the Gulf, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, from a senior advisory role supporting members of the Royal Family of Abu Dhabi to international partnerships, senior advisory and sustainability-focused investments. Through Phoenix Global, she continues to advise single and multi-family offices deploying capital across these regions. At The Luxury Playbook, she contributes analysis on emerging market capital flows, sovereign-linked investment, and the strategic corridors connecting the Gulf, Africa, and global wealth, with particular focus on how family offices and private investors can position across regions most leadership teams read in isolation.

Specialisms
Family Office StrategyEmerging MarketsSovereign CapitalCross-Border InvestmentGulf & Africa StrategyInfrastructure & Development

Background & credentials

  • Founder & CEO, Phoenix Global (advisory across 30+ countries)
  • Former senior advisor to members of the Royal Family of Abu Dhabi
  • Family office cross-border capital and sustainability advisory
  • 15+ board and advisory positions across four continents
  • Recognized by The Top 100 Magazine, International Business Times, and Sovereign Magazine
  • Co-authored The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on Ethics (Springer)
  • Co-authored The Rising Role of Women in Family Offices and Family Businesses (Globe Law and Business)
  • Forthcoming business series: Built Different and Think Different
  • Memoir I Drove My Guardian Angel to Drink releases July 2026

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