Family Businesses and Resiliency in a Post Pandemic World

Daniel G. Van Der Vliet

Executive Director

Smith Family Business Initiative

Rustom Desai

Senior Lecturer

Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rustomjdesai/

Rustom Desai is a global technology executive and dynamic board director, with 25 years of experience building and leading businesses to profitable growth and scale in developed and emerging markets. A highly driven and innovative leader, he has delivered results across a broad set of industries including semiconductors, consumer electronics, and optical communications. Rustom has also spent nearly two decades as a trusted public and private board director, achieving strategic objectives by helping stakeholders align on complex governance and strategy issues.