Neus is a trusted advisor, researcher and educator in the area of family enterprises.
For over 20 years she has supported enterprising families strategically planning their legacy and developing their organizational and individual capabilities to achieve their shared long- term goals, often in periods of transition.
Neus advises owners and their governance forums and/or representatives (owner’s councils, holding boards, trustees and assemblies) in overcoming the challenges and navigating through key decisions that arise from the complexities involved in generational continuity along with the governance and management of their enterprises, and social impact and/or philanthropic projects.
Her training and experience have always integrated business and economics with psychology and family dynamics. She combines the worlds of consulting and coaching, accompanying enterprising families and their leaders in processes of change and transformation.
Neus earned her PhD at ESADE Business School (Barcelona, Spain) with a specialization in philanthropy in family businesses from a governance perspective. She has authored articles in journals such as the Family Business Review, European Journal of Family Business, and FFI Practitioner.
She was recently recognized with the 2023 Richard Beckhard Practice Award which recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of multi-generational family enterprise practice.
Complementing her advising and research work, Neus serves on several boards and lectures on family enterprise governance, responsible ownership, leadership, and the current state of philanthropy. She collaborates with ESADE Business School (Barcelona) on their executive programs, and with the Tecnológico de Monterrey (México) as an International Visiting Professor. She is also actively involved with several academic and professional organizations dedicated to Family Enterprises, such as FERC and IFERA where she aims to contribute to building bridges between academics and practitioners, as well as with the Family Firm Institute (US), where she is a Fellow and faculty member of the FFI GEN Certificates in Family Business and Family Wealth Advising.