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Saudi-based Business Family House has expanded its network of affiliated partners with Maura McAdam, an internationally recognised scholar and expert in the area of family entrepreneurship and businesses.
Based in Dublin, professor Maura McAdam is an expert in entrepreneurship and family business and has published many journal articles, book chapters and books on family business and entrepreneurship.
Brought up in a family business in Ireland, she is currently a Professor of Management and Director of Entrepreneurship at Dublin City University and Advisory Board member of the university’s National Centre of Family Business.
McAdam has extensive expertise in family business operations and succession, high technology business incubation, and the influence of gender upon women’s entrepreneurship. According to data from Stanford University, she belongs to the top 2% most-cited scientists in the world.
In her work as an executive consultant, McAdam helps entrepreneurs, family businesses, corporates, government organisations with their strategic decision-making. She is also a mentor and coach to many entrepreneurs and next generation family business leaders.
Hanoof Abokhodair, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Business Family House, said the consulting firm is delighted to have attracted the high-profile expert to its ranks. “We are delighted to welcome Maura. She comes from a family business, is an accomplished researcher and professor, and board member.”
McAdam joins a growing list of industry experts that have affiliated with the Jeddah-based specialist consultancy. These include Carlo Salvato (Italy), Christine Blondel (France), Karin May (Germany), Sabine Rau (Germany), and Gregoire Imfeld (Switzerland) in Europe, and Lama Alsulaima, Khaled Al Fahim, Rodrigo Basco, Jawdat Al-Halabi, Dalal Alrubaishi, Christiane Schloderer in the Middle East.
Business Family House was founded in 2021 by Lama Alsulaiman, who over the course of her built an extensive track record in management and corporate governance through executive roles in business and government. She holds a PhD from King’s College London in the United Kingdom.
“I’m thrilled to have joined Business Family House. I am a huge fan of their incredible work supporting family businesses in Saudi Arabia and the region – conducting research, supporting families manage their generational transition as well as working with government agencies to understand the challenges facing family owned businesses.”
According to a report from KPMG, family businesses constitute 75% of the private sector economy and employ 70% of the labour force in the GCC region – making the sector the engine room for economic growth and societal advancement.
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