Professor John A. Davis

CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER, CAMBRIDGE FAMILY ENTERPRISE GROUP; FACULTY DIRECTOR, FAMILY ENTERPRISE PROGRAMS, MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Professor John Davis is a globally recognized pioneer and authority on issues related to family enterprise, family wealth, and the family office. Since the 1970s, he has been a leading researcher, author, advisor, and speaker on family enterprise, and is the creator of some of the field’s most impactful conceptual frameworks. Professor Davis teaches MBA and executive courses on family enterprise and family social impact at the MIT Sloan School of Management where he leads MIT’s family enterprise programs. He formerly taught at Harvard Business School for 21 years, where he founded Harvard’s family business studies area. He is a trusted advisor to family enterprises from more than 70 countries on their multigenerational strategies, including many of the world’s leading families. He is Chairman of the Cambridge Family Enterprise Group, a global advisory, education, and research organization for family enterprises that he founded in 1989. Professor Davis’ insights help to build shareholder value, develop leaders, strengthen families, professionalize businesses and family offices, and pass sustainable enterprises to the next generation.