Joe Astrachan

Joe Astrachan is a seasoned expert in family business dynamics, currently serving as Board Chair and Founder of Generation6 | Family Enterprise Advisors since October 2021. As an Affiliated Professor at the Centre for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership in Jönköping International Business School and a Family Business Fellow at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management, Astrachan leverages extensive academic and practical expertise. Additionally, contributions as a visiting professor for leadership and dynamics in family businesses at Universität Witten/Herdecke have been notable. Astrachan holds multiple board positions, including with Foley Equipment, Systems & Methods, Inc., V&V Supremo Foods, Inc., Anderson Automotive Group, RedHead Family Business Corporation, and Boddie-Noell Enterprises. Academic qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Philosophy, Master of Arts, and a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Social Psychology, all from Yale University.