BDO Advisory BV, based in the Netherlands, is an accounting and financial consultancy, working with families and family enterprise to secure stability and plan for the future. FFI members are Ruud Loos, Michel Prent, CFBA/CFWA, Bram Tijssen, and Edvard van de Vijver, FFI Fellow.

Read a recent blog post from Ruud Loos, “Why focus on growth offers your family business new opportunities” (“Waarom focus op groei uw familiebedrijf nieuwe kansen biedt”).

Read a recent blog post from Michel Prent, Senior Manager, Family Businesses Advisory Group, “International growth is fantastic, but how do you maintain the ‘family business feeling’?” (“Internationaal groeien is fantastisch, maar hoe behoud je het ‘familiebedrijfgevoel’?”).

Burns & Levinson is a Boston-based law firm that provides a team approach with clients by utilizing all the talent available within the firm and partnering with others to meet clients’ needs. The firm has extensive experience representing founder and family-owned businesses since its founding in 1960 and the team is sensitive to the dynamic of family and business issues and understands the clients’ needs for a multi-disciplinary team approach. The firm is also a sponsor of the FFI New England Chapter. FFI members are Brian Bixby, Christine Fletcher, David Raymon, and Lorraine Stark.

Brian Bixby is on the Steering Committee for the New England Chapter of FFI, and he was selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Christine Fletcher was named co-chair of the firm’s Private Client Group just last week, and she was named to the 2018 Women Worth Watching® List by Profiles in Diversity Journal. She is a regular contributor for Forbes.com where she gives advice on successfully managing trusts and estates.

Burns & Levinson elevated David Raymon to the firm’s partnership in April 2019.

In October 2018, Lorraine Stark was named to the 2018 Massachusetts Rising Stars list.

EY Global Family Business Centre of Excellence is designed to support family businesses, their owners and their managers, wherever they operate in the world. The Center brings together advisors from the EY global network to share knowledge and insight to address family business challenges and provide seamless services for internationally based family-owned companies. EY has more than 100 FFI members from more than 30 countries, many of whom have earned a GEN certificate or are currently enrolled in the program. Alexander Hayward, CFWA, is on the GEN faculty and is a member of the 2019 FFI Global Conference Committee.

Read “How sustainable growth turns entrepreneurs into mold-breakers” by EY Global.

Family Enterprise Xchange is a Canadian organization for family enterprises. Its goal is to empower enterprising families and their advisers so they can succeed and flourish. To achieve this, FEX provides business families and their advisers with a unique blend of shared wisdom and experience and leading-edge thinking and knowledge. FFI members are Russel Baskin, Bill Brushett, and Ruth Steverlynck, CFBA.

Russel Baskin is the National Director of Education & Programs for Family Enterprise Xchange.

Bill Brushett is President & CEO of Family Enterprise Xchange.

From their offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, the firm of Morgan Lewis works with clients ranging from established, global Fortune 100 companies to enterprising startups. FFI members are John Kober, Jason Ray, and Timothy Rupp.

John Kober chairs the FFI North Texas Study Group. He was recognized in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

The Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), commonly known as Tecnológico de Monterrey, was founded in 1943 by a group of entrepreneurs headed by Don Eugenio Garza Sada. It started with the Monterrey Campus located in the city of Monterrey, Mexico that is the main teaching and research campus and the one described in this profile. Seeking to educate professionals and equip them with the skills needed to succeed in the business world, Tecnológico de Monterrey at Monterrey has developed into an institution recognized—both nationally and internationally—for its academic excellence. FFI members are Ignacio de la Vega, Juan Pablo Murra, Maria Fonseca Paredes, and Fernando Sandoval Arzaga.

Read “Entrepreneurs in disruptive settings: Dean Ignacio de la Vega.”

TriBridge Partners LLC helps protect the assets of its clients by bridging the exposure gaps to create continuity through the expertise of the firm’s associates in combination with strategies, and solutions. The firm assists its family business clients with continuity planning, multi-generational transitions, and compensation and benefits. FFI members are Jason Ditto, David M. Morris, John C. Morris, and Kim Natovitz.

TriBridge Partners Selected as Exclusive Coordinating Broker of Insurance Programs for D.C. Bar Members