s part of its mission to be the most influential community of thought leaders in the field of family enterprise, FFI is committed to advancing the field through publishing, practice, and research. Today, we honor exceptional academic contributions to the field with the announcement of the 2025 Academic Award recipients.

The awards will be presented at the FFI Annual Global Conference in October.

Please join us in recognizing and celebrating the accomplishments of these scholars.

n 1992, to further enhance its multidisciplinary and global approach to family enterprise advising, consulting, and research, FFI began to establish awards for professional achievement. Today there are four: Richard Beckhard Practice Award, Barbara Hollander Award, Interdisciplinary Award, and International Award.

These prestigious awards are the pinnacles of achievement in the field, and we are pleased to announce this year’s recipients. The awards will be formally presented as part of the FFI annual global conference in October.

e are pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the FFI GEN scholarships. These scholarships are made possible through the generosity of the FFI Board of Directors and the 2025 scholarship sponsors. Recipients are enrolled in and benefit from the interdisciplinary education provided by the GEN certificate program.

Please join us in celebrating the recipients and in thanking the sponsors who make this initiative possible.