Ms. Dugan learned first-hand the dynamics of families in business as a 4th generation member of a business owning family in the lumber and building supply industry in Georgia. Ms. Dugan was the founder entrepreneur of one of the earliest entrepreneurship and family business centers in the US where she also served as Assistant Dean of the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. Ann served as the Consulting Director for Family Office Exchange (FOX) from 2016-2000, working with family businesses, focused on timely decision making, building sustainability and continuity of family enterprises sharing joint history, operating businesses and investments. Ann joined the board for the National Philanthropic Trust in 2019 and currently serves on several other private company boards. She is a Fellow at Cornell University Smith Family Initiative. You can reach Ann at ann@aduganllc.com