Peter Jaskiewicz

Peter Jaskiewicz is ranked as one of the 25 top academics in the field of family business in the world. He was born into a business family in Poland and grew up in Germany. Wanting to understand why succession failed in his family’s business, Peter researched family businesses during both his doctoral studies at the European Business School (ebs) in Oestrich-Winkel, and while visiting INSEAD, Fontainebleau, and IESE Business School, Barcelona. Today, he is a Full Professor at the Telfer School of Management in Ottawa, where he holds the Patricia Saputo Distinguished Chair in Family Enterprise and leads the Family Enterprise Legacy Institute, which he founded. His academic work, such as on family dynamics, family succession, shareholder agreements, the preparation of the rising generation, and family business boards, is considered among the most globally influential scholarship in the field and has also been frequently shared in practitioner journals and the popular media, such as in the Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, the Globe & Mail, and The Conversation. His 2021 book, “Enabling Next Generation Legacies,” co-authored with Sabine Rau, brought together global leaders and 35 major business families to answer the most pressing questions of the rising generation. Since then, the book has become a bestseller and go-to resource for global business families to prepare the rising generation. For his work with global family businesses over the last decade, Peter received the “International Award” of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) in 2024, the leading global association of family business practitioners. Peter has presented his research insights to members of the European Parliament, the European Commission, and employees of the United Nations. In addition, he has also worked with the federal government in Canada. He is an associate editor of the leading journal in the family business field—the Family Business Review—and has been a visiting professor at the IMD (Switzerland), Zhejiang University (China), Sorbonne Business School and University de Nanterre (both France), and King’s College (United Kingdom). Peter is a frequent speaker at both academic and practitioner conferences, such as at the Family Business Network (FBN) Global Summit and the International Family Enterprise Research Academy Conference (IFERA). He trains and mentors Next and Now Gen members from global family enterprises to become responsible owners, trusted family members, stewards of wealth and effective teams. Peter lives with his wife and their two children in Ottawa, Canada.