e are pleased to announce the 2019 winners of the FFI GEN scholarships and to thank the generous sponsors of these five awards for leading the way in ensuring that professionals in the field receive the outstanding interdisciplinary education that FFI has become known for globally.

Luciana Lucena de Lima is a global senior advisor with more than 15 years of experience advising ultra-high-net-worth families. She is a PhD researcher at the St. Gallen University and a Research Fellow at the ESADE University. Her research focuses on issues of family governance and succession and identity development and philanthropy. She has worked for global banks advising wealth families worldwide and has first-hand experience with family business setbacks that shaped all her career decisions. Luciana comes from a family business in Brazil.

Mita Dixit is a co-founder, director, and a family business advisor at Equations Advisors Private Limited, India. She is a researcher, academician, case writer, as well as an advisor with expertise in guiding business-owning families on family governance, next-gen transition, conflict management, and succession planning. India is the fastest growing economy with businesses predominantly owned and managed by family with family business advising being a nascent field.

Shilpa Mirchandani serves as the Senior Wealth Planner for the Wealth Planning Group at City National Bank in Beverly Hills. Shilpa provides comprehensive wealth planning services to families, taking into consideration their values, goals, family history, and dynamics. She is passionate about cultivating understanding and communication among families, and empowering the rising generation of inheritors, investors, and leaders through education and compassion.

Esther Kong, CFBA, is the deputy director of the Business Families Institute @ Singapore Management University (BFI@SMU). She is also an executive committee member of the FFI Asian Circle Virtual Study Group. As the deputy director, Esther structures and implements research partnership strategies, as well as leads the development of educational programs and bespoke events for business families and advisors. She completed the CFBA program in 2016.

Elaine King, CFBA, is a professional with expertise in international family financial planning. The founder of Family and Money Matters™, she is a Florida Supreme Court Family Mediator and a Certified Coach from the University of Miami (ICF). Elaine serves on the advisory board of Asociación de Empresas Familiares (AEF) and The Estate Planning Council (EPC), among other organizations. She received her CFBA from FFI in 2015.

To learn more about the FFI GEN program, visit FFIgen.org.
May 31 is the last day to enroll in Q2 GEN courses.

Interested in sponsoring a GEN scholarship? Please contact Susan Gabert for details on creating a named GEN scholarship.