Marleen Dieleman is an expert on business families, especially in Asia. Her research focuses on the governance, strategy, internationalization, and transformation of business families in emerging markets. She has won multiple awards for her teaching and for her teaching cases. Dieleman’s thought leadership on family business led to her inclusion in the global Thinkers50 Radar class in 2026. She co-founded the family business chapter at the Singapore Institute of Directors where she advocates for strengthening the governance practices of family businesses boards. At IMD, she directs Future-Proofing your Business Family, is co-director of Orchestrating Winning Performance, and she works closely with individual business families in Asia on governance and succession mandates.
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