Daniel Van Der Vliet

Executive Director of John and Dyan Smith Family Business at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. As director of the Family Business Initiative at the University of Vermont (UVM), he worked with the owners and their successors to find solutions that work for both families and businesses. He developed and taught the Leading and Managing the Family and Closely Held Business course at the University of Vermont. As founding director of Vermont Business Center, he oversaw the launch and growth of executive education and management development seminars.