Families on a journey of professionalization often look to institutional models for best practices and cycle-tested modalities, including well-developed governance structures with independent board members. The role of board members has evolved to one that is very strategic in helping families shape and achieve their long-term objectives.
Family offices are increasingly adopting robust governance structures, strategic human capital plans, and family vision, values, and mission alignment programs to keep the family thriving for generations.
Family governance has always been important, but in today’s increasingly complex geopolitical, investment, and regulatory landscape, it is critical. Today’s stewards of generational wealth are contending with shifting demographics, increasingly dispersed family members, and varying perspectives on asset allocation and portfolio construction.
Conventional wisdom suggests that success is associated with the ability to specialize in a single field of expertise. However, in family offices, where the intersection of financial, human, social, intellectual, and reputational capital requires deeply intertwined decision-making…
Linda Mack and Brian Adams of Mack International joined a panel on Family Office Compensation and Talent: 2025 Trends and Planning exploring compensation strategies and talent management approaches hosted by Katten.
Linda Mack and Brian Adams of Mack International were featured on a March 28th webcast sponsored by Family Enterprise USA on the evolving landscape of family offices based upon a talent predictions article for 2025.
As families grow and their requirements become more complex, members often unknowingly create an embedded family office to benefit from the skills, expertise, and capacity of the operating business to support the family.
As the family office ecosystem continues to mature in terms of sophistication, innovation, and public orientation, so too does the respective investment portfolio…
Linda Mack and Mack International have been selected as a finalist in four categories for the 12th Annual 2025 Family Wealth Report Awards.
In an increasingly competitive market for sophisticated and experienced professional and investment talent, family offices are seeking and applying new approaches to attract and retain top level executives.
How shifting geopolitics, demographics, and investment strategies are impacting talent management.
Linda Mack of Mack International has been shortlisted in two categories by the With Intelligence Private Asset Management Awards: Best Business Consulting Firm for Family Offices and Women in Wealth Advocate of the Year 2024.
Linda Mack of Mack International led a thematic roundtable on Family Office ‘Remuneration, Recruitment, and Retention’ at Campden Wealth’s 19th Annual North American Family Office Forum November 20 and 21 in West Palm Beach, FL.
As many of the world’s largest economies experience a mass exodus of ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, the United States continues to attract more billionaires than ever before.
Obtaining and retaining talent has always been difficult for family offices. These are inherently idiosyncratic organizations that require professionals with a distinct set of technical competencies…
Linda Mack of Mack International was a guest on a webcast sponsored by FEUSA on August 15, 2024. The topic was “Questions to Consider before Hiring C-Suite Talent for a Family Office” and how to preserve a legacy in dealing with rising generations.
Linda Mack of Mack International participated as a panelist for a UHNW roundtable discussion on September 26, 2024, on The Evolving Family Enterprise and how advisors can better support them.
Building on a Legacy Spanning Decades, Mack International is unveiling Mack 2.0: Introducing a New Leadership Team Set to Shape the Future of the Family Office Industry
A Sustainably Successful Process for an Executive Search Human Capital Planning: Getting clarity on the “who” you are looking for… The human capital plan of any Family Enterprise should build…
Linda Mack of Mack International has been named one of the Top 50 family advisors in the world by Family Capital, a publishing company dedicated to the global family enterprise sector.
In the next 20 years, an estimated $90 trillion will change hands from Baby Boomers and Gen X to Millennials and Gen Z, and according to the latest research, the communication gap between the old guard and new guard has never been wider or more misunderstood.
Linda Mack of Mack International was invited to speak on Recruiting Trends, Challenges and Best Practices at Deloitte’s Family Office Forum held in Chicago, May 9, 2024
Linda Mack of Mack International participated as a panelist on the topic of ‘Staffing and Retention for the Family Office’ for The SFO Alliance Week, held May 15-16, 2024, in London England.
Linda Mack of Mack International was a panelist for the Palm Beach Family Office Forum sponsored by Day Pitney on May 7th, 2024, on the topic of Compensation Challenges and Governance Structures.