Martin Roll

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About Martin Roll

Martin Roll is a Global Family Business and Family Office Expert. He delivers the combined value of an experienced global business strategist, senior advisor and facilitator to Fortune 500 companies, Asian conglomerates, family-owned businesses and family offices. Martin Roll advises clients on strategy, transformation, leadership, family business strategy and family office strategy. CEO of Martin Roll Company with more than 25 years of board and C-suite counselling experience. Martin Roll is an advisor to several global boards and prominent business families, and a mentor for next generation leaders in business families, family offices, start-ups and high-growth companies. Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company focusing on global family business and family office topics. Faculty at global McKinsey Executive Seminars and Conferences. Very experienced in engaging and advising clients at all management levels from business owners and C-suite leaders to functional staff across multiple industries and cultures. He is an experienced keynote speaker, conference moderator, executive workshop facilitator and academic educator. Martin Roll is a Distinguished Fellow (family business and family office) and an Entrepreneur in Residence at INSEAD Business School. He is a faculty at the Wealth Management Institute teaching courses for family offices and developing leaders and talents from global family businesses, family offices and the growing family office ecosystem in Asia. He teaches MBA, EMBA and Executive programs at INSEAD, CEIBS, IE Business School, ESSEC, Nanyang Business School, and is a frequent guest lecturer at other global business schools. Martin Roll is faculty and keynote speaker at The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)- a student-run organization of Harvard University. He is a member of the HPAIR Board of Advisors. He has been a Senior Advisor to Cocoon Capital (Singapore). Martin Roll is the author of global bestseller “Asian Brand Strategy” (2015), co-author of "The Future of Branding"(2016), and forthcoming books “Family Business Strategy” (2026) and Family Office Strategy (2026). He is a business columnist with INSEAD Knowledge, a prolific management writer, and a regular commentator in global business media. He holds an INSEAD MBA. Martin Roll has lived in Asia for two decades and serves clients on all continents across multiple industries.