JOHN DAVIS LLC
LAKE CITY, FLORIDA

Professor Davis delivers keynote addresses at conferences and teaches in workshops around the world for organizations and enterprising families. He speaks at events for the World Economic Forum, Harvard Business Review, YPO and WPO, Family Business Network, Business Families Foundation, Family Firm Institute, HSM (Brazil), Cambridge Institute for Family Enterprise, as well as for universities, global and boutique financial institutions, private member networks, and individual families and companies. A pioneer in the family business field, Professor Davis’ doctoral dissertation at Harvard Business School (1982) on father-son work relationships was among the first dissertations globally on a family business topic. An early founder of the family business field as an academic discipline, he created the first research conference on family business in 1985, and co-founded some of the world’s first executive programs for family business owners and executives in the 1990s (IMD, Harvard Business School). He has served on the faculty of the Graduate School of Business at the University of Southern California, and has lectured on family business management topics at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Stanford University, IMD (Switzerland), INCAD (Costa Rica), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez (Chile), and Universidad de los Andes (Chile). Professor Davis serves as an Advisor to the Board of the Business Families Foundation, and on the editorial board of the Journal of Family Business Strategy . He is a member of the Academy of Management, the Family Business Network, and the International Family Enterprise Research Academy. He is a former member of the editorial board of Family Business Review , the leading journal in the field. He is a founding board member and fellow of the Family Firm Institute, the preeminent association for family enterprise service providers. He is the 2016 recipient of the Richard Beckhard Award given by the Family Firm Institute for outstanding achievements and contributions to the field of family business. Professor Davis earned his Doctorate in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, his Masters in Economics from the University of Wisconsin, and his Bachelors in Economics from Kenyon College. , a leading advisory firm and research and education institute for multigenerational families and family enterprises Faculty member at Harvard Business School 1996-2017 Founder of family business management studies at Harvard Business School program at Harvard Business School , case studies, and assessment worksheets for family businesses, executives, and MBA students Advisor to the Board of the Business Families Foundation Journal of Family Business Strategy Founding Board Member of the Family Firm Institute 2016 Recipient of the Richard Beckhard Award for outstanding achievements and contributions to the field of family business, awarded by the Family Firm Institute , an international advisory, education and research organization founded in 1989 to help multigenerational families achieve meaningful and lasting success for their families, enterprises, and financial wealth. to launch a new, innovative portfolio of family business and family office programs and courses. John Davis is a sought after expert by the media, and regularly appears in the business press. Reporters and producers are invited to contact John Davis for expert commentary on family business, family enterprise, family wealth, leadership, and succession topics. He is sensitive to deadlines and does his best to accommodate requests. Please use the email address below. John Davis is a sought after expert by the media, and regularly appears in the business press. Reporters and producers are invited to contact John Davis for expert commentary on family business, family enterprise, family wealth, leadership, and succession topics. He is sensitive to deadlines and does his best to accommodate requests. Please use the email address below.