Katelyn Husereau, Senior Manager, is an integral member of CFAR’s Family Enterprise practice. Katelyn combines over 10 years of experience with an innate curiosity and compassion to foster close partnerships with her clients. With careful attention to the intersection of hard and soft, Katelyn understands how relationships and data combine to drive meaningful outcomes.

Katelyn is an expert in next generation development, where she brings the full scope of her professional experience to bear, helping clients cultivate innovative solutions to questions of continuity and succession. Her approach takes into account both the “here and now” and big picture, understanding how day-to-day efforts like stakeholder management or communication can help drive or impede overarching efforts like strategy or leadership succession.

Before joining CFAR, Katelyn was the Assistant Director of the Center for Family Business at Northeastern University. In this role, she had responsibility for the strategy and operations of the Center, where she expanded the educational experience of family business members, increased participation in Center programs, supported next generation students interested in exploring entry into their family enterprises, and facilitated of the Center’s Family Business Peer Group.

She frequently speaks on the topic of next generation engagement and development. Katelyn has guest taught several family business classes at Northeastern University, at numerous Global Family Firm Institute Conferences, including speaking on the intersection of entrepreneurship and family business as an opportunity for next generation engagement, and, with James Cornell, on next generation engagement in wealth enterprises. She has also spoken at Transitions East.

Katelyn holds a BA in Mass Communication and Marketing from Franklin Pierce University and an MBA from Northeastern University.