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Global Family Business Center

Enabling families to build a stronger family business ecosystem by addressing their societal, business, ownership, family, and individual strategies and well-being.

Global Family Business Center

Enabling families to build a stronger family business ecosystem by addressing their societal, business, ownership, family, and individual strategies and well-being.

Established in 1988, we are a world-leading center of excellence in research, education, and outreach for family enterprises globally. We help family businesses, their boards, and executives become the best version of themselves to ensure family unity and multi-generational success. The IMD Global Family Business Center’s work informs a series of open educational programs in addition to a more customized approach focusing on the needs of your family, ownership group, or business. 

Featured research & insights

Our research and in-depth thought leadership content is informed by the work we have done over the last 30 years with many of the world’s leading families and enterprises.

Carvajal: Building a holistic family enterprise

By Peter Vogel and Anouk Lavoie Orlick

Why a family charter can ‘minimize misunderstanding’
Why a family charter can ‘minimize misunderstanding’

Marleen Dieleman speaks with Dato’ Yong Yoon Li and Chen Tien Yue

How to collaborate for systems change: Lessons from the world of giving

by Peter Vogel and Malgorzata Smulowitz, I by IMD

Featured book

Family Office Navigator

In today’s complex world, family offices play a pivotal role in safeguarding a family’s heritage and unity while preserving and growing generational wealth. As the world around us evolves, so too must family offices adapt to meet the changing needs of their families. Family Office Navigator is your essential guide for establishing and managing a family office, equipping you with practical frameworks and actionable insights for every step of your journey.

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