Prof. Albert Napoli
Senior Lecturer of Clinical Entrepreneurship
Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
USC Marshall School of Business · Executive Education
About
Prof. Albert Napoli is a Senior Lecturer of Clinical Entrepreneurship at the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, USC Marshall School of Business. He is a leading educator and practitioner in the fields of family enterprise governance, succession planning, and the transition from founder-led to institutionally managed organisations.
With extensive experience working with family businesses and entrepreneurial ventures across Asia Pacific and beyond, Prof. Napoli brings a practitioner's lens to the complex dynamics of intergenerational leadership — combining academic rigour with real-world business insight.
His teaching and advisory work focuses on the critical inflection points that family enterprises face: when to formalise governance, how to design effective board structures, and how to balance the preservation of founding legacy with the imperative to innovate and grow.
At the ASEAN Future Skills and Leadership Summit, Prof. Napoli leads Track 02: Family Enterprise Leadership — a program specifically designed for ASEAN's family-owned conglomerates, next-generation leaders, and enterprise founders navigating succession and transformation.
Track 02 — What You Will Explore
- Succession planning & intergenerational leadership — preparing the next generation
- Family governance design & structures that preserve unity and drive performance
- Transitioning from founder-led to institutional leadership models
- Board effectiveness, independent directors & access to growth capital
- Balancing legacy with innovation in a rapidly changing ASEAN landscape
Credentials
- Senior Lecturer of Clinical Entrepreneurship
- Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, USC Marshall
- Advisory experience across Asia Pacific family enterprises
- Specialist in governance design for next-generation leaders
