Bocconi University was founded in 1902 in Milan. Its mission is to “empower lives through knowledge and imagination,” developing responsible and thoughtful leaders by generating and disseminating innovative managerial knowledge.

Bocconi’s FFI members are part of the AIDAF-EY Chair in Family Business in Memory of Alberto Falck, and they include Guido Corbetta, Valentino D’Angelo, Alessandro Minichilli, Daniela Montemerlo, Paolo Morosetti, Fabio Quarato, Carlo Salvato, Patrick Smith, and Paola Taricco.

Hemenway & Barnes was founded in 1863 to serve New England’s thriving business community and its wealthy families and their institutions. The firm’s multidisciplinary approach promotes planning that enhances the success of the enterprise and, more importantly, the unity and strength of the family. In addition, Hemenway & Barnes professionals work with families to assess the many factors involved in making the very personal decision to establish a family office, including size of the asset base and family dynamics.

FFI members are Mark Elefante, John Siciliano, and Sarah Waelchli.

Founded in 1988, IMD Global Family Business Center is a leading hub for family enterprise education, research, and outreach. Over the past 30 years, IMD has designed and delivered open and custom programs for families, family businesses, family offices, and family foundations in Lausanne, Singapore and off-site programs worldwide. The center’s mission is to inspire enterprising families, foster family unity, drive multi-generational business success, and positively impact society.

FFI members are Virginie Boillat-Carrard, Matthew Crudgington, Alfredo De Massis, Marleen Dieleman, Peter Englisch, Anouk Lavoie, Luciana Lucena de Lima, Nathalie Martin, Ivan Miroshnychenko, and Peter Vogel. IMD was the recipient of the 2021 FFI International Award.

With global reach, as well as local expertise, J.P. Morgan offers individuals and families a highly personalised and goal-orientated private banking experience – one designed to help them explore all the possibilities their wealth creates.
 
FFI members are Alfonso Baigorri, CFBA/CFWA; Carolina Cintra, CFBA/CFWA; Ana Estrada Fernandez; Ajit George; Paul Knox; Carol Mushriqui, CFBA; Lidia Navines, CFBA/CFWA; Maya Prabhu, FFI Fellow and GEN Faculty member; Anita Sarafa; and Marie-Thérèse Yates, CFBA/CFWA.

Since the firm’s founding in 1923, Pitcairn has helped ultra-high-net-worth families and its members navigate the individual, interpersonal, and institutional challenges that come with wealth. Pitcairn’s innovative Shared Single Family Office™ model provides unparalleled service to wealthy families and other family offices. Their comprehensive family office services include investment advisory, tax, trust and estate planning, risk management, philanthropy, household-level financial services as well as family education and family governance support.

FFI members include Andy Busser, President & CEO; Karen Carlson, FFI Fellow; Amy Hart Clyne, FFI Fellow, Chief Knowledge & Learning Officer; Laura Kremp; Laurie R. Martin; J. Matthew McCarte; Andrew Pitcairn; and Mark Robinson.

Since 2010, Singapore Management University (SMU) has recognized the emergence of Asian business families and discerned that they require specifically contextualized thought leadership and applied knowledge. In response to the growing needs of business families in Asia, SMU established the Business Families Institute (BFI) in 2012. It collaborates with various partners, academic or practice, to be a leader in Asian business family-related knowledge.

Singapore Management University’s FFI members are Kenneth Goh, Annie Koh, Esther Kong, Hwee Hoon Tan, and Mandy Tham.