Prof Dr. Philip Cotton OBE, Chair
Philip, who is a citizen of both the UK and of Rwanda, is the Vice Chancellor of the
University of Global Health Equity. He previously provided leadership at the University of Rwanda, first as Principal of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences and then as Vice Chancellor. Since leaving the University of Rwanda, he has worked with the Mastercard Foundation on the Scholars Program and established a consulting company in Rwanda focused on health and education. Philip practiced family medicine and was professor of teaching and learning, with responsibility for student welfare at the University of Glasgow. A graduate of St Andrews and Glasgow universities, he holds several honorary professorships and is appointed as chair of the Board of Rwanda Biomedical Centre. He is a global fellow at the University Design Institute at ASU. He is a Methodist preacher, founded a fair-trade organization, and is a trustee and advisor to several groups, including St Andrews Clinics for Children. In 2017, he received an OBE for services to higher education in Rwanda; in 2018, he was awarded the ASME Gold Medal for outstanding contribution to medical education; and in 2021, he was made a
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Prof. Harry Korine
Harry Korine (PhD) teaches Corporate Governance at the London Business School and the Hochschule St. Gallen and Global Strategy at INSEAD in Singapore. As a professor and independent consultant, he engages with owners, board members, and executives to address questions of leadership and value generation. Harry Korine’s writing includes articles in the Harvard Business Review, Financial Times, and the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, as well as 7 books, including, most recently, “Leading the Family Business through Succession” (Kogan Page, 2024).
David Tye
David Tye assists international families from many different countries with succession planning, handling Banking arrangements, and supervising their investment portfolios, as well as coordinating certain services in the areas of art collections and philanthropy. During his 46-year career, David has worked with the UK Ministry of Defence and major US and Japanese Banks in the areas of Corporate Banking, Private Wealth
Management, and set up and led a Trust company in Jersey. A unique network of
contacts in many countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia adds significant value to international families from a great variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. David graduated from the University of Bristol in the UK
