An in-depth discussion on the development and role of academia in the family business centers and family business leadership education. This podcast episode is hosted by Pat Soldano, President, Family Enterprise USA and Policy and Taxation Group. The guest in this episode is Daniel Van Der Vliet, the John and Dyan Smith Executive Director Family Business, S.C Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, in Ithaca, N.Y. The discussion focuses on the value of family business centers, the research they perform, and their role in developing leaders and educating students, and the Next Generation, on the needs and issues facing multi- generational family businesses today.