Upcoming Events
managing the family business Course
Do you come from a family business? Do you consult with family businesses? Do you want to work for a family business? Do you want to understand how family businesses, which account for 60-80% of all the companies in the world, are different from the rest? To learn more about family businesses, consider enrolling in the Drucker School’s Managing the Family Business Course. Taught by Professor Vijay Sathe, the course will start on May 17. Class size is limited, so you will want to register early to reserve your spot. Registration for the course opens on April 6. Click here to watch the Zoom information session.
June 2, 2022 | life cycle of the family office
Join us virtually on Thursday, June 2, 2022 from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. PDT for “Life Cycle of the Family Office,” a panel discussion featuring three of the top family office experts in the United States. We will take a life cycle approach to examining the form and function of some of the world’s largest family offices. We will discuss the structures that family offices use, concentrating on how family offices can be built, modified, and reinvented to focus on the family’s most precious asset: the family. Whether you are a family considering the establishment of a family office, a family seeking to optimize a family office, or an advisor looking for guidance on how to do it best for your client’s situation, this is the conversation you will want to be a part of. Click here to register.
On April 22, 2022, Andreas von Specht gave a talk titled “Attracting & Retaining Non-Family Executives to a Family Business.“ As family-owned businesses grow, they develop a need for non-family talent and leadership. In this session, Andreas von Specht shared some of the unique complexities non-family executives face leading family-owned businesses. He also discussed strategies to attract and retain the best non-family talent to your family business. Click here to listen to the recording.