Prof. Tom A. Rüsen is the managing director of the Witten Institute for Family Business (WIFU) at Witten/Herdecke University (Germany) and serves as the CEO of the WIFU-Foundation. He is also an honorary professor and project initiator of the "Big Family Management" research project. The WIFU is a leading research institute in the field of family businesses in Europe and has unique access to practice through which current issues in family businesses and business families can be identified and researched. Prof. Heiko Kleve is the academic director of WIFU and holder of the WIFU-Foundation Endowed Chair for Organisation and Development of Business Families at the Witten/Herdecke University (Germany). He is a project participant in the "Big Family Management" research project. Prof. Arist von Schlippe is the former academic director of WIFU and holder of the WIFU-Foundation Endowed Chair for Leadership and Dynamics in Family Businesses at Witten/Herdecke University (Germany). He is a project participant in the "Big Family Management" research project.