Joe Astrachan

Dr. Astrachan has over 30 years’ experience studying and working with family companies and has spoken in over 35 countries. He has served on a total of 16 boards of privately owned family businesses (currently serving on eight), in a variety of industries including: heavy equipment, automotive, restaurants, building materials, food manufacturing, retailing and distribution, commercial and multifamily real estate, and healthcare. Dr. Astrachan comes from a family business background (container and tanker shipping, coal mining, and pharmaceuticals). Dr. Astrachan earned his BA, MA, MPhil, and PhD degrees at Yale University.

Joe Astrachan is Emeritus Professor of Management at Kennesaw State University as well as Faculty Scholar at Cornell and Witten/Herdecke Universities. With more than 30 years of experience with family businesses, Joe has earned numerous awards for his research and work.

A 2018 article in Journal of Small Business Management named him a top 25 leading scholar in entrepreneurship. He has written more than 25 book chapters, 65 scientific publications and 10 books. Joe is also a past editor of both of the premier research journals in family business.

He has served on 17 boards of privately owned family businesses (8 currently), and he earned his BA, MA, MPhil and PhD at Yale University.