ABOUT DR. PAUL HOKEMEYER (J.D., PH.D.)
Dr. Paul Hokemeyer (J.D., Ph.D.) believes mental health matters for everyone, everywhere.
He is the founding principal of Drayson Mews, London, and author of Fragile Power: Why Having Everything is Never Enough (Hazelden, 2019) and Fragile Power 2.0: Wealth, Narcissism & Mental Health (2024), the leading resources for individuals, couples, and families of wealth seeking culturally respectful and clinically effective mental health services.
In addition, Dr. Paul serves as the Senior Wellness Expert to Ispahani Advisory, a London-based consulting firm specializing in multijurisdictional, ultra-high-net-worth families. He is a Charter Member of the British Psychological Society and holds the Clinical Fellow designation from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), where he received the 2025 Media Excellence Award.
Prior to graduating from Harvard Medical School’s Global Leaders in Healthcare program, Dr. Paul studied the use of digital technologies at the Yale School of Management.
In addition to his academic and clinical work, Dr. Paul has extensive experience in philanthropy. Through his position as a trustee of the Johnson Family Foundation, he funds direct mental health services to disenfranchised communities across America and supports mental health research at the Yale School of Public Health.
Dr. Paul’s research on wealth and mental health has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Wealth Management, the International Family Offices Journal, Globe Law and Business, and Lambert Academic Press. His work has been featured in a wide variety of international media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The World Economic Forum, the Johns Hopkins Newsletter, Harvard Business Review Arabia, CNN, Men’s Health, The Guardian, Tatler (where he was selected as one of the world’s top ‘problem solvers’), the Campden Club, the Institute of Private Investors, WebMD, Psych Central and others. He is on the editorial board of Middle East Business News and Magazine, a leading resource for family businesses and entrepreneurs in the MENA region.
DR. PAUL’S RESEARCH
Dr. Paul’s research in the realm of wealth and mental health has been peer reviewed and published by the Journal of Wealth Management, the International Family Offices Journal, Globe Law and Business, Globe Law Online and Lambert Academic Press. His work has been featured in a wide variety of international media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The World Economic Forum, the Johns Hopkins Newsletter, Harvard Business Review Arabia, CNN, Men’s Health, The Guardian, Tatler (where he was selected as one of the world’s top ‘problem solvers’), the Campden Club, the Institute of Private Investors, WebMD, Psych Central and others. He is on the editorial board of Middle East Business News and Magazine, a leading resource for family businesses and entrepreneurs in the MENA region.
