Partner and Co-founder of BanyanGlobal Family Business Advisors, a leading global advisory firm, and co-author of the Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook, with decades of experience guiding multigenerational families on governance, ownership, and strategy.

Fourth-generation member of the Dr. Oetker family, has over 15 years of international leadership experience in the food industry, having held senior roles in marketing, sales, and operations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas; he previously served as Executive Head of Marketing at Dr. Oetker Ibérica and is currently Chief Marketing Officer at Elevate Farms.

Former multigenerational family business leader and founder of Nexus Governance Partners, where he advises family enterprises on governance and long-term strategy; he is also the author of The Art of Good Corporate Governance and an alumnus of Stanford GSB, IMD, and IESE.