Dr. Lee Hausner is a senior managing director of First Foundation Advisors. An internationally recognized clinical psychologist and business consultant, she served as the senior psychologist for the Beverly Hills Unified School District for 17 years in addition to establishing a reputation as a highly regarded keynote speaker and seminar leader. She has been a top rated resource for Young Presidents' Organization for the past 17 years. A frequent guest on national radio and television, quoted expert in national publication such as the Wall Street Journal, Time, Forbes, Fortune, Town and Country and a contributing writer for Worth magazine, she is the author of the seminal work regarding wealth and the family, "Children of Paradise...Successful Parenting for Prosperous Families", published by Plaza Press (2nd Ed. 2005). An acknowledged expert on psychological issues involving wealth and wealth transfer, she was a presenter at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and is a frequent participant at the high wealth/private client conferences for major financial institutions as well as national wealth management conferences. Dr. Hausner contributed two chapters ("The Psychology of Wealth" and "Wealth and Children") to the financial resource book, "The Stewardship of Private Wealth" and co-authored with her current partner, Douglas Freeman, "The Founders Guide to the Family Foundation", published by the Council on Foundations. She was one of the founders, members of the Board of Directors and senior deans of the Learning Center Foundation, a national organization established for the development of multi- generational programs dealing with the successful transfer of the four components of family wealth.... intellectual capital, human capital, financial capital and social capital.Recognizing the need for a multidisciplinary approach to the complex issues involving in operating any type of family business, Dr. Hausner incorporated a unique six step transition model for succession in family business in the critically acclaimed family business resource book, "Hats Off To You....Finding Success in Family Business Succession". Most recently she is the co-author of the book "The Legacy Family...The Definitive Guide To Creating A Successful Multigenerational Family", published by Palgrave Macmillan (2009).