Bocconi University was founded in 1971 in Milan. Its mission is to “empower lives through knowledge and imagination,” developing responsible and thoughtful leaders by generating and disseminating innovative managerial knowledge. The AIdAF-Alberto Falck Chair in Strategic Management in Family Business was established in 2004 by Bocconi University. The mission of the AIdAF-Alberto Falck Chair is the development of research, teaching, and institutional activities related to family business.

Bocconi members in FFI include Mario D. Amore, Guido Corbetta, Alessandro Minichilli, Daniela Montemerlo, Paolo Morosetti, Fabio Quarato, Carlo Salvato.

Family Business Australia (FBA) is the peak body for family business in Australia, a sector which accounts for almost half a million businesses and fifty percent of the Australian workforce. FBA provides access to education and training for family-specific and general business development and generates opportunities for families in business to learn and grow by networking and sharing with their peers. FBA members in FFI come from all six Australian states.

Included in the FBA membership are Robert Powell, CFBA/CFWA, and FFI Fellows John Brooms, Susan Rix, and former board member Jill Thomas.

Hemenway & Barnes LLP 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, Marianne Herlihy, Arthur Page and John Siciliano.

Premier Family Business Consulting is a family business consulting firm in Southeast Asia that provides holistic services to integrate the family and business system. The firm champions family unity by placing it at the heart of all processes, believing that healthy and meaningful family relationships are the means to family business success across generations. FFI members include Neil Montesclaros, CFBA, FFI Board member Jonathan Ramos, CFWA, and Theresa Ramos, CFBA.

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. SMU members are former FFI board member Annie Koh, Esther Kong, ACFBA, Wee Liang Tan, and John Tay.

STEP is a professional, international, and outward facing organization, whose primary purpose is to improve public understanding of the issues families face in relation to inheritance and succession planning and promote education and high professional standards among its members. STEP’s Business Families Special Interest Group focuses on what makes business families distinct, their particular challenges and how to best address them, providing opportunities for practitioners and related professionals to connect and advance the focused area of practice. STEP members in FFI hail from countries around the globe, including Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean.

Included in the STEP global membership are the following:

von Seelstrang & Partner offers clients a wide range of legal and tax expertise. The team includes specialist lawyers for inheritance law, commercial and corporate law, tax law, and employment law. Together with tax consultants and auditors, the firm works out tailor-made and holistic client solutions. The firm handles national and international inheritance cases with references to Australia, New Zealand, the US, and European Union states. FFI members are Stephan Ebner, Christoph Hohenegg, Stefan Raster, and Mario von Seelstrang.