Congratulations to the 2025 Q1 Global Education Network (GEN) Graduates

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Prepared Exclusively for FFI Members

April 04, 2025

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oday, we celebrate the achievements of those who graduated from the GEN (Global Education Network) program in the first quarter of this year.

These graduates, from around the world, have successfully completed a challenging program, engaging in collaborative learning alongside their peers and expert faculty. Along the way, they’ve built a global network of peers dedicated to advancing multi-generational family enterprises.

Their achievements are commendable, and we celebrate their success.

Brad Bechtold

Anderson University
Greenville, SC, USA
CFBA/CFWA

Kelli Burnett

Anderson University
Greenville, SC, USA
CFBA

Adeline Chiam

Singapore
CFBA/CFWA

Emeline Foster

Petrichor
New York, NY, USA
CFBA

Orlin Hadjiiski

PwC Bulgaria
Sofia, Bulgaria
CFBA/CFWA

Feras Kalthoum

AG Holding
Dubai, UAE
CFBA/CFWA

Dina Khoury

PwC
Dubai, UAE
CFBA

Marcy Laviage

Lansberg Gersick Advisors
Houston, TX, USA
CFBA/CFWA

Clare Mathile

Chicago, IL, USA
CFWA

Diane Roche

Lansberg Gersick Advisors
Branford, CT, USA
CFBA/CFWA

Julie Rouas

KENDRIS Corporate Services Ltd
Dubai, UAE
CFBA/CFWA

Hitesh Saiswani

Mumbai, MH, India
CFBA

María Lourdes Urrea Vargas

Family Business Asesores
Santa Ana, SJ, Costa Rica
CFBA

Olesya Voznesenskaia

Private Family Office
Nicosia, Cyprus
CFBA/CFWA

Karim Yazbeck

Dubai Centre for Family Businesses
Dubai, UAE
CFBA/CFWA

Hélène Zivkovic

HSBC Private Banking
Geneva, Switzerland
CFWA

THANK YOU TO THE Q1 FFI GEN FACULTY

GEN 102: Systems Thinking for the Family Enterprise Advisor
Helena von der Esch, Pilar Unidad-Tolentino

GEN 201: The Action Research Model as Applied to Family Enterprise Advising
Daphne McGuffin

GEN 202: Advising the Family Wealth System: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Richard Boyce

GEN 501: Evidence-Based Advising: Using Research to Empower Family Enterprises
Jeremy Cheng

Deadline to Submit Suggestions for Board Nominations is April 13

The 2025 Nominating Committee welcomes suggestions from the FFI membership for nominees for Board of Director positions. These terms will begin immediately following the Annual Meeting in November 2025 and conclude as of the Annual Meeting in 2029.

Submit a Nomination by April 13

Previous Edition

Today we are pleased to announce the program for the 2025 Global Conference, “Where Legacies Meet Innovations.” The 2025 conference will be held at the Marriott Long Wharf from October 29 to 31. Suffolk University Law School is joining us as the 2025 Academic Host.