Reg Athwal is the Chairman of RAW Group & TAO-Inc Family Office, and the Founding Partner & MD of RTS Global Partners, the leading family business advisory firm in Europe, Africa, Middle East & South Asia with 50+ members in eight countries, with offices in Dubai-UAE, London-UK and Nairobi-Kenya. Athwal has been a life-long entrepreneur, building his first business at age 17, faced bankruptcy at age 21, then bounced back to build a $20 million executive search and human capital research business by age 28.
To date, Athwal is the youngest elected Past President ever of the Professional Speakers Association in UK and is a World Certified Public Speaker in Family Business. He is currently retained as a Global Trusted Executive Advisor by many large family-owned businesses and first generation entrepreneurial enterprises throughout the Africa, Middle East and Asia (AMEA) region. To date, he has worked with 110 family businesses, from two members to 53 members, from the 1st to 5th generation.
His Unleash Your DNA, Family MBA brands and award-winning DNA Profiling system, combined with his personal success stories, case studies, extensive research and best practices have been delivered to over 3 million people in 62 countries since 2002; including thousands of top students and members at Harvard Business School, Oxford University, University of Chicago, Hult International Business School, SP Jain Institute of Management, MIT College of Management, Indian School of Business, Cranfield University, Entrepreneurs’ Organisation, Young Presidents Organisation, Vistage and many other leading CEO groups, business schools and universities.
Athwal is a best-selling author and has published hundreds of articles on “Family Business Matters.” His new book Unleash Your Family Business DNA was published in August 2017, after 15 years of research, evaluating family businesses who have lasted beyond the 5th generation.
For more information on Reg Athwal, visit www.athwal.com and www.rtsgp.com.