Chairwoman of Lemniscata Capital, Fareen Butt has established herself as a trailblazer over her 24-year illustrious career. Her unique education in liberal arts from The Newschool University and experience with assisting billionaires manage their portfolio have allowed her to merge the worlds of art and investment strategy seamlessly. Her understanding of managing assets of ultra-high value, combined with her expertise in managing bank instruments, have fetched record auction prices and enhanced the value of luxury real estate assets worldwide.
Under her leadership, Lemniscata Capital has attracted a global clientele of wealthy individuals and families seeking innovative approaches to wealth management and diversifying their investment portfolios. Fareen’sadvisory role in banking, luxury real estate, and asset investment has positioned her as an influential figure in the ultra-high net worth investing communities internationally.Her influence is also highly regarded in the world of high-end design and luxury development, particularly in the Provence region since 2010. Her consultation has been instrumental in the creation of ultra-luxury spaces, including super yachts, private villas, and palatial mansions, for elite firms and individuals, such as Consero, Candi & Candi, Chartwall, and Sotheby’s Realty. Overall, Fareen’s expertise and unique approach to investment strategy have made her an essential figure in the industry.
Fareen Butt started her career as an artist, born in Toronto and based in New York/ Monaco. She has exhibited and created commissioned works internationally for over 24 years. The works have found a place in many prominent collections. Collectors include tycoons and families of oil, real estate, shipping, banking and finance; many works having been folded into real estate investments as a value adding asset to hold over the years whilst adding otherworldly beauty and a sense of prosperity to the environments with it’s shimmering, sparkling, and vibrant imagery.
“The creation continues incessantly through the media of man. But man does not create, he discovers. Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the Creator. Because of this, originality consists in returning to the Origin.” -Antonio GaudiThe artist’s creativity in essence is universal and timeless, as influences imbued within the paintings span across many cultures, philosophies, and ages. Technical influences include pointillism, the signature of Seurat in the 1800’s and Pousette Dart in more recent times, both employing oil paints as a medium. Painting with gemstone pigments has been employed for thousands of years by a variety of artisans from Japan to Persia, in which the medium consists of precious stones and metals. The art can contain pure gold and silver for example, as well as sapphire, onyx, and minerals more familiar to geologists such as witherite (phosphourescent mineral) or muonionalusta (mineral from a meteor). Finally, the principles of numerology as interpreted by the Fibonacci sequence, the Golden Rule, the Vedas, the I Ching, the Gematria, and many other sacred scriptures are incorporated into the artwork.The artist’s Mirage Mountainscape Series is often compared to China’s Zhang Daqian, whose auction price surpassed record-holding Picasso for most expensive artwork sold at auction, in 2011 at $507 million USD. Collectors have compared the artist’s Akasa Series to the works of Mark Rothko, whose Violet, Green, and Red is known to be the third most expensive painting sold privately at $186 million USD.
NOTABLE CLIENTS [1998-2025]
A concise overview highlighting the breadth and diversity of the consultancy's clientele across various sectors, underscoring the trust and confidence these prestigious entities place in our services.
GEMS Education and Healthcare International
UBS New York and Singapore
Edleman Global Communications
Agha Khan Educational Services
Lava Trading Group (acquired by Citibank)
Porthaven Capital
The ECO Capacity Exchange The Diamond Dealer’s Club Imperial Diamonds
DeBeers
Angulus Capital Premium Gem Scarcelli Diamonds
JMB Realty Corporation Quintessentially Concierge Services Elan Concierge Services
Sandler O’Neilleand Partners
G. E. Eisenhower Foundation Alcoa Corporation
Shriner’s Children Hospital Ad Exchange Group
Efficient Financial Corp Speaksoft Inc.
Cisco Systems IMB
Microsoft Inc.
AHER Test Systems
T. J. Raney and Sons
Universal Group Consulting Services Nehemiah Holdings
Global Health Services Inc.
Turbo Infotech Services Systems Pvt Ltd
Tullet Prebon
ICAP
NOTABLE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS [1998-2025]
A concise overview highlighting the breadth and diversity of our charitable contributions across various sectors, underscoring the importance of giving:
Novo Nordisk Foundation
Stichting INGKA Foundation
Welcome Trust
Mastercard Foundation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Azim Premji Foundation
Open Society Foundations Lilly Endowment
Ford Foundation
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation
Church Commissioners for England Kamehameha Schools
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
J. Paul Getty Trust
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Li Ka Shing Foundation
W. K. Kellogg Foundation Trust Jacobs Foundation
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung Children’s Investment Fund Foundation Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation David and Lucile Packard Foundation Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Robert Bosch Foundation
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Nemours Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies VolkswagenStiftung
Tulsa Community Foundation Rockefeller Foundation
The Kresge Foundation
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation California Health Care Foundation The Duke Endowment
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Realdania
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Simons Foundation