William H. Alexander, Senior Associate
Bill Alexander is a professor of family business studies at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. He teaches in the course “Strategies and Practices for Managing Family Controlled Companies” and the “Managing Transitions Seminar.” He is also a lecturer at Babson College’s Institute for Family Enterprising. His areas of consulting focus are governance structures, implementing effective boards of directors, successor professional empowerment, and the succession process. Bill is also a third generation family business CEO of a $200 million construction company and has gone through two successions in his business. Bill serves on numerous boards, including the Hershey Foods Corporation and Hershey Trust Company. He holds an engineering degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.

Stephen R. Treat, Senior Associate
Steve Treat Steve is the CEO of the PENN Council for Relationships, Senior Staff Therapist and Supervisor, Associate Director of Training, Director of the Clergy Training Program, and an instructor of doctoral and undergraduate courses at the PENN Council for Relationships. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Marriage and Family ministry at the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and an Adjunct Professor at Hahnemann Medical College, Department of Family Studies. Steve delivers seminars on various subjects relating to individual and family communication, and organizational effectiveness. He is a lecturer at Babson College’s Institute for Family Enterprising and has extensive consulting experience in addressing marriage and family dynamics with family members who work together. He has also written several books on marriage therapy. Steve holds a BA Degree, a M.Div in counseling and a Doctorate of ministry from Andover-Newton Theological Seminary.

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