The Family Enterprise Mentoring (‘FEM’) programme is run by the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital to support those students and alumni who are working or have an interest in a multi-generational family business.
Almost one in five (19.8 per cent) of the largest UK firms are family-owned (Source: IFB 2020). Family businesses contribute significantly to the economy and have their own unique styles and cultures, balancing business with interpersonal family relationships.
Retaining and developing family members to maximise their potential, within or possibly outside of the family business, is fundamental to its smooth running. Also, improving each member’s long-term contribution ensures the ultimate success of both the individuals and the business. In a family business, this is usually planned and framed with a longer-term eye on future generations.
Mentoring can help a family business achieve these objectives. The IEPC, recognising the potential impact of family-owned entities in the context of both the entrepreneurship and private capital eco-systems, has launched the FEM programme to support the next generation of family business owners as a significant and influential group within the London Business School community.
Who is it for?
Are you part of a multi-generational family business? Through the Family Enterprise Mentoring (‘FEM’) Programme you will access trusted mentors who you can speak to in confidence across a range of specific subject areas to support your journey – both personally and professionally – within your family-owned venture.
This programme is open to LBS students and alumni that are part of a family business or are exploring opportunities in the field.
What do you get out of it?
You’ll access world-class specialist knowledge in areas that are pertinent to your family enterprise.
Our team of Family Enterprise Mentors have been carefully selected, including leading faculty members who are well versed in this sensitive area and who generously give their time to support participating students.
How to book a session
Sessions can be booked by contacting the mentors via the contact information provided in the brochure.
Current students can find more details about the Family Enterprise Mentoring programme, the mentors and how to book a session on the Canvas Career Centre Entrepreneurship pages.
Alumni, please contact us for further information on how to book a session.
Cancellation
You can cancel or reschedule no later than 24 hours in advance by notifying your chosen Mentor directly using the same email address you used to make the booking. Further details of this will be provided in the brochure.
Heinz-Peter Elstrodt is active as guest lecturer on family businesses at London Business School and Insead. He also acts as board member of family firms and the Family Firm Institute (FFI). He is a Director Emeritus at McKinsey & Company.
After joining McKinsey in 1983, he worked in Germany, USA and in Brazil, where he co-founded the São Paulo office in 1988. Between 2004 and 2011 he was responsible for the Latin American region. From 2011 -2015 he built and led McKinsey’s global Family Business practice, working with leading family businesses around the world, conducting research and collaborating with key conveners like the WEF. Heinz-Peter has also worked and published extensively on themes of Brazilian and LATAM economic development.
After his retirement from McKinsey in 2015, he took up residence in London and has dedicated himself to teaching, board memberships and advisory in the field of family firms and to impact investing in the area of agriculture, sustainable finance and environmental technology.
Heinz-Peter earned a Dr. rer. pol. in Economics from the University of Augsburg, Germany (1982), and a degree in Business Administration and Industrial Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany (1979).
His publications include: “The five attributes of enduring family businesses”, “A succession memo to a family-business founder”, “Building a house that last : a framework to guide the succession from few owners to many”, “The family business factor in emerging markets”, “What executives are asking about Latin America”, “How Brazil can grow”, “ Reconnecting Brazil to the World” “Five Priorities for Brazil´s Economy”, “Reining in Brazil's informal economy”, “Helping non-profits do business”, “Keeping the family in business.”
Rupert teaches on Executive Education programmes around the themes of entrepreneurship, owner management and the management of growth. Rupert works with ambitious entrepreneurial businesses around the world helping to plan and implement their strategies and growth plans.
Experience
Rupert is both a chartered accountant and a qualified HR professional, so has an unusual mix of experience when it comes to advising on the implementation of strategy. Previously Rupert was a partner of BDO for 16 years. He is the author of 7 books on growth, governance and management, the latest of which, Growing a Business, was published by The Economist in 2016. He currently sits on 3 boards as a non-executive director.
Professor Narayan Naik is recognized as one of the leading experts on hedge fund investing. Over the last decade he has authored a significant body of work in hedge funds benchmarking, performance evaluation of long-only managers, tail-risk hedging, life settlements-longevity risk and market microstructure. His work has appeared in the top finance journals, leading practitioner journals and financial press. Professor Naik’s teaching includes the following subjects: Strategic Investment Management, Equity Investment Management and Hedge Funds.
Since joining London Business School (LBS) in 1991, Professor Naik has played a key role in the development of the finance group at LBS, most notably in the role of Director of the PhD Programme in Finance, Director of the School’s Investment Management Programme, Director of the Hedge Fund Research Centre and more recently, one of the Academic Directors of the AQR Asset Management Institute at LBS.
Professor Naik has designed, and taught tailor-made courses in corporate finance, investment management, Islamic Finance and hedge funds for investment banks and financial institutions. His most recent innovation has been the creation of FinTech and the Financial Services Industry Transformation elective. This course examines innovative technology-driven transformation of old business models in the financial services sector. Professor Naik’s research interests also lie within this field, exploring how Financial Technology is breaking the financial services value chain through more efficient provisioning of Payments, Deposits and Lending, Capital Raising, Wealth Management, Insurance, Market Data Analytics, as well as the impact on businesses on by the BlockChain and Cryptocurrency technology.
Professor Naik has appeared many times on CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, the BBC, ITV and other news channels as an expert finance academic. He has consulted widely during his career for the World Bank, sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East, and private corporations in the UK, USA, Middle East and Far East.
Vidur is a Guest Lecturer at LBS and teaches the Wealth
Management and Equity Investment Management electives
for the master’s programs and Personal Finance core subject
for Master’s in Financial Analysis programme.
He frequently teaches on ESG & Sustainable investing, Capital
Markets, Hedge Funds & Liquid Alternatives, Technology
trends, Crypto and Real Estate investing, in other elective
courses, and for Executive Education.
As a practitioner, he brings together his experience and
knowledge of the markets and business, to connect the dots
between market events, academic concepts, current trends,
and the future.
Vidur has 24 years’ experience in banking and financial services
- wealth management, investments, consumer banking,
insurance, FX, and payments; across private clients, affluent
& mass affluent customer segments, and has worked in UK,
Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. He has worked for 22
years in Citibank, and his last role at Citibank was as Director
– Head of Wealth Management for Citibank UK and Citi
International Personal Bank EMEA (offshore banking), covering
P&L, strategy, product management, investment advisory,
leading client facing specialist & advisory teams.
Vidur has extensively worked with wealthy families and family
offices to help them with strategies to manage portfolios,
intergenerational wealth transfer, set up & run family office,
develop & execute investment strategies, identify external
managers, invest in alternatives, manage risk, set up
governance structure, understand & adapt to market changes
& technology evolution, train the younger generation on
wealth, and helping build family legacy.
Vidur has been on the UK Finance – Personal Finance
committee and before that on the British Bankers Association
– Personal Products and Services’ committee. He has also
been the Chair of Citibank Consumer CASS Sub Committee for
Client Assets. During his career he has extensively presented
at industry conferences, client events, panel discussions and
appeared on CNBC.
Currently Vidur is a yoga teacher focusing on physical and
mental well-being, managing stress, finding your purpose, and
achieving full potential.
Jinan is a family business education expert; she advises on the design of development programs for family businesses. Jinan is passionate about helping family members reach their full potential on individual and family levels. Her program design aims to prepare family members for the responsibility of joint business ownership and equip them for leadership.
Jinan was the GCC Arab Countries regional director at the Family Business Network (FBN), an international membership association that fosters best practices amongst top-tier family business groups. She handled the relationships with member family businesses learning about their success and challenges firsthand. She designed and delivered over 40 events and education activities. The program targeted business leaders and next-generation family members; it covered diverse family business topics such as Family Business Governance, Leadership Development, Communication and Conflict, and Sustaining Innovation. Jinan is also active in family business publications. She oversaw the development of the first GCC family business governance code and facilitated the publishing of various family business white papers.
Jinan’s career before getting into the realm of the family business focused on business transformation projects. She launched multiple customer-centric projects optimizing processes and building internal capabilities to equip transformations.
Jinan has an Executive MBA from the London Business School and an MA in marketing management from the University of Westminster. She completed a Certificate in Family Business Advising from the Family Firm Institute. Forbes recognized Jinan from 2015-2018 as one of the Top 100 Arab Business Women.
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