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Featuring the 2023 FFI Organizational Members: Part X
December 08, 2023
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oday we conclude our 2023 series featuring the FFI organizational members. These distinguished organizations and educational institutions from around the world are increasing the global footprint of the field.

AllianceBernstein
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Global investment firm AllianceBernstein fosters diverse perspectives and embraces innovation to help clients navigate the uncertainty of capital markets. AB’s three complementary businesses each meet a distinct client need: AllianceBernstein’s asset management, Bernstein Research, and Bernstein Private Wealth Management.

AllianceBernstein’s FFI members include Anne Bucciarelli, Alexandra Concolino, Stacie Jacobsen, Emily Neubert, Christopher Opie, Tara Popernik, Arvind Singh, Chelsea Smith, and Deacon Turner.

Bernstein Private Wealth Management was a sponsor of the 2023 FFI Global Conference.

Anne Bucciarelli headshot

Anne Bucciarelli

ACFBA/ACFWA
Arvind Singh headshot

Alexandra Concolino

Stacie Jacobsen headshot

Stacie Jacobsen

Emily R. Neubert headshot

Emily Neubert

ACFBA/ACFWA
Christopher Opie headshot

Christopher Opie

Tara Popernik headshot

Tara Popernik

Arvind Singh headshot

Arvind Singh

Chelsea Smith headshot

Chelsea Smith

Deacon Turner headshot

Deacon Turner

Alliant Private Client
Alliant Private Client logo
Alliant Private Client, a division of Alliant Insurance Services, manages the insurance needs for affluent individuals and families who require a sophisticated approach to personal risk management. The Family Enterprise Risk Practice provides a suite of specialty insurance services that address the unique and complex risks of the family enterprise, whether it’s a family office, operating, or holding company.

FFI members from Alliant Private Client include FFI Fellow Linda Bourn, Courtney Eber, Paul Funk, Steven Kent, Lori Quinn, and Emily Zobian.

Linda Bourn headshot

Linda Bourn

FFI Fellow
Courtney Eber headshot

Courtney Eber

Paul Funk headshot

Paul Funk

Steven Kent headshot

Steven Kent

Lori Quinn headshot

Lori Quinn

Emily Zobian headshot

Emily Zobian

Axiom Financial Strategies Group
Axiom logo
Axiom is a full-service financial planning-based wealth management practice whose mission is to help individuals and families of all sizes grow and protect their wealth through objective, thoughtful advice, anchored in deep subject-matter expertise. Axiom’s vision is to be thought leaders when helping others define their paths to happiness, leading with their core values of service, integrity, accountability, growth, and innovation.

FFI members include Michelle Konkle, FFI Fellow and GEN faculty member Vaughan Scott, Dax Whitehouse, and Ric Wrye.

Michelle Konkle headshot

Michelle Konkle

Vaughan Scott headshot

Vaughan Scott

FFI Fellow
GEN faculty
Dax Whitehouse headshot

Dax Whitehouse

Ric Wrye headshot

Ric Wrye

CFAR
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Originally a research center inside the Wharton School, CFAR is a private management consulting firm that has served the entire family enterprise from offices in Philadelphia and Boston for four decades. CFAR helps family enterprise leaders address complex issues at the intersection of economics and relationships, including strategy, culture, succession, governance, conflict resolution and leadership development.

FFI members include FFI Fellow Debbie Bing, FFI Fellow Nancy Drozdow, Megan Helzner, Katelyn Husereau, CFBA, Sara Miller, Daphnie Pierre, Todd Smith, and Caleb White.

CFAR was a sponsor of the 2023 FFI Global Conference.

Debbie Bing headshot

Debbie Bing

FFI Fellow
FFI board chair
Nancy Drozdow Headshot

Nancy Drozdow

FFI Fellow
Megan Helzner headshot

Megan Helzner

Katelyn Husereau headshot

Katelyn Husereau

CFBA
2024 Conference Program Committee
Sara Miller-Paul headshot

Sara Miller

Daphnie Pierre headshot

Daphnie Pierre

Todd Smith headshot

Todd Smith

Caleb White headshot

Caleb White

Geller
Geller Advisors logo
Geller provides sophisticated wealth management, family office, and strategic advisory services to individuals and families of significant wealth, and their affiliated operating business and foundations. The firm’s centralized suite of services include Investment Management, Strategic Financial and Wealth Planning, Tax Advisory and Compliance, Personal CFO Services, and Cyber Advisory and Support.

FFI members include FFI Fellow and former board member Mark Rubin, Scott Bush, Martim de Arantes Oliveira, Brian Feliciano, Mona Monahi, Paul Oliva, Alexandra Pielusko, Rebecca Simone, and Tracey Stoecklin.

Geller was a sponsor of the 2023 FFI Global Conference and hosted a pre-conference event at The Shed, one of New York City’s newest cultural venues located in Hudson Yards.

Scott Bush headshot

Scott Bush

Martim de Arantes Oliveira headshot

Martim de Arantes Oliveira

Brian Feliciano headshot

Brian Feliciano

Mona Manahi headshot

Mona Manahi

Paul Oliva headshot

Paul Oliva

Alexandra Pielusko headshot

Alexandra Pielusko

Mark B. Rubin headshot

Mark B. Rubin

FFI Fellow
Rebecca Simone headshot

Rebecca Simone

Tracey Stoecklin headshot

Tracey Stoecklin

Instituut Voor Het Familiebedrijf
Instituut Voor Het Familiebedrijf logo
The Institute for Family Business is a knowledge center for family businesses in Flanders. The IFB wants to inform, advise, and guide family businesses on all aspects that characterize family business. In this way, the Institute wants to contribute to the professionalization, continuity, and further development of family businesses in Flanders. Based on its ambition to be a thought leader for family business leaders, the Institute for Family Business takes initiatives regarding education, networking, research, advocacy, and international contacts.

The Institute’s FFI members are the Institute’s co-founder and co-managing director Patrick De Schutter, Laura Lannoo, FFI Fellow Sofie Lerut, and FFI Fellow Józef Lievens.

Patrick De Schutter headshot

Patrick De Schutter

Laura Lannoo headshot

Laura Lannoo

Sofie Lerut headshot

Sofie Lerut

FFI Fellow
Jozef Lievens headshot

Józef Lievens

FFI Fellow
Tharawat Magazine
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Tharawat Magazine was established in 2008 for family businesses and entrepreneurs worldwide. Tharawat is dedicated to sharing stories and thought leadership for business and wealth owners that wish to make their enterprises last for generations. Across channels, Tharawat reaches a yearly audience of over 2 million. Tharawat Magazine is produced and published by Orbis Terra Media, a family-owned content marketing agency and publisher based in Switzerland.

Tharawat’s members are Kandyce Angel, Farida El Agamy, Ramia El Agamy, and Shereen El Agamy.

Ramia El Agamy was a presenter at the 2023 FFI Global Conference.

Kandyce Angel headshot

Kandyce Angel

Farida F. El Agamy headshot

Farida El Agamy

Ramia El Agamy headshot

Ramia El Agamy

Shereen El Agamy headshot

Shereen El Agamy

FFI Organizational Members

FFI is the leading association worldwide and the organization of choice for advisors, consultants, educators, researchers, and family enterprise members who help perpetuate trans-generational family business wealth.

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We are delighted to announce “Mean Time: Time, Timing, and Timelessness in Family Enterprise” as the theme for the 2024 FFI annual conference. This theme provides an exciting opportunity to explore the meaning and interplay of time in multi-generational family enterprises.
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