Debbie Bing, President and Principal, began at CFAR as a Project Consultant in 1998, became an Associate in 1999, and a Principal in 2006. Her assumption of the Presidency in 2016 represents the shift to CFAR’s second generation of leaders. Debbie is also a member of CFAR’s Board of Directors and co-leads the firm’s Family Business and Owner-led practice group. She won the Bridger Award in 2008 for her paper, “Crowding Out the Space: The Weakness of a Strong Leader,” and has presented to the Northeastern University Center for Family Business, the Healthcare Business Women’s Association, and numerous Boston area business groups. Debbie is the Chair of the Board of the Family Firm Institute, and is an FFI Fellow, holding both the GEN and Advanced Certificates in Family Business Advising. She has been published in People & Strategy and Family Business magazines. Debbie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Peace and Conflict Studies from Haverford College and a Master’s of International Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.