Mentorscape
The Smith Family Business Initiative’s Cornell Family Business Mentorscape is an outgrowth of our popular Sam Seltzer ’48 Mentors Forum and provides year-round access to our slate of mentors. We created this mentors’ platform with the goal of connecting our students and recent alumni with the vast expertise within the SFBI network.
Platform Benefits
- Organizes all of our mentors into one place.
- Streamlines the connection process; the SFBI moderates all mentorship requests.
- Allows SFBI to track the quantity and quality of the engagements.
Serving as a mentor or coach

You can have an impact on the lives of our students and the next generation of family business leaders.
If you are interested in becoming a Cornell Family Business mentor, please complete this survey at the following link.
How it works
- Students interested in meeting with a mentor review the mentor profiles to determine who they would like to connect with.
- Complete the survey to select which mentor(s) you would like to network with and type a message to the mentor.
- Once completed, the mentor(s) will receive a notification including your contact information and message. They will be in contact shortly to set up a formal meeting.
- View a topical listing of our mentors’ areas of expertise on our request a mentor page.
Current mentors
Patrick Abouchalache
Founder & Managing Director, PEGA Group
Joe Astrachan
Professor Emeritus, Kennesaw State University
Douglas Baumoel ’78
Founding Partner & CEO, Continuity Family Business Coaching
Barry Berman, ’73
Founder, IndieClime
Daniel Bernstein ’70
President, Alexander Wolf & Sons
Ari Betof, MBA ’21
Co-founder, Mission & Data
Evan Cagner ’95
Partner, Raisol Capital, LLC.
Savio Chan
President & CEO, US China Partners, Inc.
Patrick Chiu, MBA ’00
Chairman, Hocheng Philippines Corporation
Carrie Dilauro ’91
Director of Operations, Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners
Ann Dugan
Founder & Behavior Design Coach, aduganLLC
Walter Erike, MBA ’21
CEO & Founder, Stealth
Steven Gal ’88
Entrepreneur and Professor, Cornell University
Felipe Garza, MBA ’80
Consultor, ALFA (Mexico)
Emma Gergen
Principal, Carlson Private Capital Partners
Heather Harrick MA ’12
CEO & Founder, Harrick Plasma, Inc.
Katelyn Husereau
Senior Manager, CFAR
Holly Isdale ’86
Founder and Private Wealth Advisor, Wealthaven
Dennis Jaffe, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Wise Counsel Research
Stefanie Kyles
Former CEO, Vassilaros Coffee Company
Rania Labaki
Director, EDHEC Family Business Centre
Kevin Leichter ’97
Heather Madland, ’99
Partner, Business Development, Huron Capital
Martin Magida
Managing Director, Berkery, Noyes & Co.
Greg McCann
Principal, McCann and Associates
Shay Harris-Pierre
Senior Consultant, Continuity Family Business Consulting
Alyana Popat
Chief Hospitality Officer, Simba Corporation
Angie Sabel
Managing Director, Abbot Downing
Kevin Omar Williams ’99
Family Office, Alternative Investments
Carol Wittmeyer
Professor Emerita, St. Bonaventure University
Peter Asch
CEO, Twincraft Skincare
Rochelle Clarke
Founder and Managing Director, Succession Strength
Pierre duPont
Partner, Cerity Partners
Jason Fein ’85, MPS ’91
Associate Managing Director, ABS Partners Real Estate LLC
Michael Harari
Vice President, Canada Direct
Jonathan Mayblum Esq., JD ’87
CEO, Arcturus
Franco Mora, MBA ’12
Mentor, Cleantech Open
Orley Pacheco, EMBA ’18
Advisor, Wells Fargo
Judy Lin Walsh
Principal, BanyanGlobal Advisors
Lloyd Robinson ’87
President & CEO, AWISCO
James Wood, MBA ’16
Managing Director, Ernst & Young