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Stephanie Duignan

Senior Family Dynamics Consultant
Wells Fargo Bank
As a Senior Family Dynamics Consultant at Wells Fargo Bank in the Wealth & Investment Management division, Stephanie’s work focuses on growth, communication effectiveness, and sustainability of wealth from one generation to the next. With over 25 years of talent and leadership development experience, Stephanie understands what is required to build all levels of leadership capabilities. Stephanie works with families on preparation of heirs, governance, business transition and succession planning, philanthropy, and developing the rising generation for leadership roles in the family enterprise. Before assuming her current role, Stephanie led Wells Fargo’s Enterprise- wide global talent strategy, where she focused on the engagement and development of the company’s international talent. In previous roles at Wells Fargo & Company, Stephanie led executive, leadership, and rising talent development initiatives, along with providing executive coaching and strategic consulting on team performance, diversity and inclusion, and individual and business effectiveness. She has also worked in clinical settings providing individual and family counseling for complex and dynamic personal situations. Stephanie holds master’s degrees in rehabilitation psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and in organizational psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology/Alliant-San Francisco. Stephanie completed an executive coaching certification at Columbia University Business School and Teachers College. With her Columbia colleagues, she co-authored a book about the transformational impact of coaching.

SESSIONS

From There to Here: The Power of Story in the Family Business Speaker

Your family’s past shapes its future, whether you realize it or not. Research  has shown that when parents tell children about how their elders overcame difficulties, the children develop resiliency. Our panelists share how they will shape the story of their reaction to the Pandemic and other crises, and the initial impact of those stories.