Harnessing the best in practice and academia.
Our unique strength lies in our ability to harness the best in practice and academia to guide and teach our practice-based curriculum while ensuring high standards of academic rigour. Our extensive pool of 100 and growing faculty and expert panel members comprise of academics from top-ranked universities, global thought leaders, senior industry leaders and practitioners from leading financial institutions, legal, tax & accounting and trust services firms.
Our faculty members make academic theory come to life with current and relevant case studies. We support our faculty with effective pedagogical tools via a proprietary Faculty Development Programme that addresses constructive alignment, active learning strategies and team-based learning. This has translated to excellent participant ratings when evaluating our faculty’s effectiveness and the relevance of our content.
Director,
Family and Family Office
Dr. Esther Kong is Director, Family and Family Office. She provides leadership and leads the growth, and development of WMI’s Family and Family Office suite of programmes and initiatives, including the flagship Global-Asia Family Office (GFO) Circle.
Esther brings depth of experience in education for business families and family offices. Before joining WMI, Esther was the Senior Deputy Director at the Business Families Institute at Singapore Management University (SMU). Esther has led the development of impactful programmes for family principals and their advisors, building communities of practitioners across Asia, developing Asia-relevant, applied research for business families, collaborating closely with faculty and industry practitioners to develop thought leadership through insights and practice-oriented publications.
Esther holds a Bachelor of Business degree from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Business (General Management) from SMU. She is a Fellow of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) and a recipient of the AlTouq Group FFI GEN Scholarship, recognising her contribution to advancing the family enterprise and family office fields.
Director,
Family and Family Office
Dr. Esther Kong is Director, Family and Family Office. She provides leadership and leads the growth, and development of WMI’s Family and Family Office suite of programmes and initiatives, including the flagship Global-Asia Family Office (GFO) Circle.
Esther brings depth of experience in education for business families and family offices. Before joining WMI, Esther was the Senior Deputy Director at the Business Families Institute at Singapore Management University (SMU). Esther has led the development of impactful programmes for family principals and their advisors, building communities of practitioners across Asia, developing Asia-relevant, applied research for business families, collaborating closely with faculty and industry practitioners to develop thought leadership through insights and practice-oriented publications.
Esther holds a Bachelor of Business degree from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Business (General Management) from SMU. She is a Fellow of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) and a recipient of the AlTouq Group FFI GEN Scholarship, recognising her contribution to advancing the family enterprise and family office fields.
Director,
Family and Family Office
Dr. Esther Kong is Director, Family and Family Office. She provides leadership and leads the growth, and development of WMI’s Family and Family Office suite of programmes and initiatives, including the flagship Global-Asia Family Office (GFO) Circle.
Esther brings depth of experience in education for business families and family offices. Before joining WMI, Esther was the Senior Deputy Director at the Business Families Institute at Singapore Management University (SMU). Esther has led the development of impactful programmes for family principals and their advisors, building communities of practitioners across Asia, developing Asia-relevant, applied research for business families, collaborating closely with faculty and industry practitioners to develop thought leadership through insights and practice-oriented publications.
Esther holds a Bachelor of Business degree from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Business (General Management) from SMU. She is a Fellow of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) and a recipient of the AlTouq Group FFI GEN Scholarship, recognising her contribution to advancing the family enterprise and family office fields.
Harnessing the best in practice and academia.
Our unique strength lies in our ability to harness the best in practice and academia to guide and teach our practice-based curriculum while ensuring high standards of academic rigour. Our extensive pool of 100 and growing faculty and expert panel members comprise of academics from top-ranked universities, global thought leaders, senior industry leaders and practitioners from leading financial institutions, legal, tax & accounting and trust services firms.
Our faculty members make academic theory come to life with current and relevant case studies. We support our faculty with effective pedagogical tools via a proprietary Faculty Development Programme that addresses constructive alignment, active learning strategies and team-based learning. This has translated to excellent participant ratings when evaluating our faculty’s effectiveness and the relevance of our content.
Director,
Family and Family Office
Dr. Esther Kong is Director, Family and Family Office. She provides leadership and leads the growth, and development of WMI's Family and Family Office suite of programmes and initiatives, including the flagship Global-Asia Family Office (GFO) Circle.
Esther brings depth of experience in education for business families and family offices. Before joining WMI, Esther was the Senior Deputy Director at the Business Families Institute at Singapore Management University (SMU). Esther has led the development of impactful programmes for family principals and their advisors, building communities of practitioners across Asia, developing Asia-relevant, applied research for business families, collaborating closely with faculty and industry practitioners to develop thought leadership through insights and practice-oriented publications.
Esther holds a Bachelor of Business degree from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Business (General Management) from SMU. She is a Fellow of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) and a recipient of the AlTouq Group FFI GEN Scholarship, recognising her contribution to advancing the family enterprise and family office fields.
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Director,
Family and Family Office
Dr. Esther Kong is Director, Family and Family Office. She provides leadership and leads the growth, and development of WMI's Family and Family Office suite of programmes and initiatives, including the flagship Global-Asia Family Office (GFO) Circle.
Esther brings depth of experience in education for business families and family offices. Before joining WMI, Esther was the Senior Deputy Director at the Business Families Institute at Singapore Management University (SMU). Esther has led the development of impactful programmes for family principals and their advisors, building communities of practitioners across Asia, developing Asia-relevant, applied research for business families, collaborating closely with faculty and industry practitioners to develop thought leadership through insights and practice-oriented publications.
Esther holds a Bachelor of Business degree from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Business (General Management) from SMU. She is a Fellow of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) and a recipient of the AlTouq Group FFI GEN Scholarship, recognising her contribution to advancing the family enterprise and family office fields.
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Director,
Family and Family Office
Dr. Esther Kong is Director, Family and Family Office. She provides leadership and leads the growth, and development of WMI's Family and Family Office suite of programmes and initiatives, including the flagship Global-Asia Family Office (GFO) Circle.
Esther brings depth of experience in education for business families and family offices. Before joining WMI, Esther was the Senior Deputy Director at the Business Families Institute at Singapore Management University (SMU). Esther has led the development of impactful programmes for family principals and their advisors, building communities of practitioners across Asia, developing Asia-relevant, applied research for business families, collaborating closely with faculty and industry practitioners to develop thought leadership through insights and practice-oriented publications.
Esther holds a Bachelor of Business degree from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Business (General Management) from SMU. She is a Fellow of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) and a recipient of the AlTouq Group FFI GEN Scholarship, recognising her contribution to advancing the family enterprise and family office fields.
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