Volume IV | July 2021
BBH Family Business Leadership Speaker Series

Dilhan C. Fernando, CEO, Dilmah Tea (Sri Lanka), and JP Kuehlwein, Adjunct Professor, Columbia Business School, spoke to a group of students, alumni and friends in June via Zoom. He explained how sustainability and purpose were embedded from the start in his forward-thinking family enterprise. Dilhan credits his father’s emphasis on humility, kindness and faith as his guiding principles. This was a truly inspiring story that illustrates the positive power of family firms!

Save the date for the next event in the Series:
October 25, 2021
Olivier Mellerio '72 and Clémence Mellerio-Jacques

Registration coming soon!
Family Enterprise Insights: Book Talk

Patricia M. Angus, Adjunct Professor and Managing Director, Global Family Enterprise Program, sat down with Jay Mehta ’22, to talk about her new book, The Beneficiary Primer: A Guide for Beneficiaries of Family Trusts. They discussed the value of conceptualizing trustees based on purpose rather than person and the duty of loyalty, care, and prudence. 
For research, videos, podcasts and more, check out Family Enterprise Insights.
Sustainable Growth Drivers for Family Enterprises

In collaboration with the Columbia Global Center Nairobi, Kenya, Patricia M. Angus, Adjunct Professor and Managing Director, Global Family Enterprise Program, joined a panel of experts to explore how family businesses in Africa are evolving as sustainable growth drivers. Special thanks to Wanja Michuki '02 and all the panelists!

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