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Daniel G. Van Der Vliet

  • John and Dyan Smith Executive Director of Family Business
Email dgv9@cornell.edu
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Biography

Dann Van Der Vliet has spent more than 25 years educating and advising enterprising families. At Cornell, Dann teaches NBA 5820 (Leaders in Family Enterprise: In Practice and Theory), NBA 5920 Experience in International Management (Italy Trek) and NBA 3820 (Family Business Foundations).

During his tenure, Cornell launched the Family Office Institute – an executive development program for family office professionals – and introduced cornerstone offerings such as the Cornell Case Competition for Family Ownership, the Leaders in Family Enterprise course and the Sam Seltzer Mentors Forum.

Before joining Cornell, Dann served for 12 years as Director of the Family Business Initiative at the University of Vermont, where he expanded a highly regarded program featuring multiple peer groups, owner forums and co-founded the Family Enterprise Case Competition, the first global case competition dedicated exclusively to family business.