Volume III | April 2019
Family Business News
Bram Bluestein '71 , Co-Managing Partner of Bluestein & Associates (Family Office) and Ilene Gordon , retired Chairman, President and CEO of Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE:INGR) shared practical advice on "Making it Work" as part of our BBH Family Business Leadership Speaker Series . Their latest endeavor together is starting and managing their family office. Students, alumni, faculty and friends enjoyed hearing about their exceptional success in business and as a family.  MORE>
Congratulations to Sakchi Ruia '20 and Prachi Jindal '20, 2019-2020 Family Business Club co-Presidents. For the past 6 years, club membership has averaged between 150 and 200 students, making it by far the largest club of its type at graduate schools across the country.

Thank you to outgoing co-Presidents Taylor Christmas '19 and Harisen Kardon '19, pictured here, among other club members, at our annual Graduation Luncheon.

Best of luck to all our graduates! Stay in touch!
Rahul Kanodia ’94 , Vice Chairman and CEO of Datamatics , a Mumbai-based information technology family business, spoke to Professors Suresh Sundaresan and Patricia Angus about the role of family business in the Indian economy, spotting the next big thing in IT, and acquisition as a growth model for family-owned business. The event was co-sponsored by the Chazen Center's India Business Initiative.
Bring your family! We've developed a three-day intensive workshop for busy professionals and extended family that draws on th e MBA curricu lum and is taught by our world-class faculty. Topics include: governance, managing conflict, finance, wealth and legacy, succession and more. MORE INFORMATION


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Advisory Board member Vivek Salgaocar '13 welcomed Professor Patricia Angus and alumni for a special family business dinner in Singapore. Thank you, Vivek!

Across the globe, Circle member Carlos Imery '08 welcomed Senior Associate Director Camille Korschun '02 and alumni for a special family business event in Miami. Thank you, Carlos!

If you'd like to host a local family business event, let us know !
Current students, alumni, guest speakers, faculty, staff, friends and family gathered to celebrate Professor Michael Preston’s 20+ year career at CBS on April 11, 2019. Michael has put his heart and years of energy into family business at CBS. 

Michael has impacted the lives of so many students and alumni, through teaching and mentoring, and has been a consistent, and persistent, students’ advocate. His legacy will last long into the future. We wish him well in his retirement!