McCoy Family Speaker Series
Hosted by the Alderson & Griffin Center for Family Business & Entrepreneurship, the McCoy Family Speaker Series aims to enhance the success and impact of family businesses and entrepreneurs in the region and beyond. Established through a generous $1 million gift from McCoy's Building Supply, the series covers topics such as innovation, leadership and succession planning, and more.
Upcoming Event
Friday, Feb. 20
8-10:30 a.m.
In-Person
Overton Hotel & Conference Center
2322 Mac Davis Lane | Lubbock, Texas 79401
Virtual
Via Zoom
8:30 a.m.
Link will be sent upon registration.
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Spring 2026 Speaker
Dann Van Der Vliet
Founding Director, Smith Family Business Initiative at Cornell University
Dann Van Der Vliet has spent more than 25 years educating and advising enterprising families. As the founding director of the Smith Family Business Initiative at Cornell University, he built one of the world’s leading academic platforms for family enterprise education.
During Van Der Vliet's tenure, Cornell launched the Family Office Institute – an executive development program for family office professionals – and introduced cornerstone offerings such as the Cornell Case Competition for Family Ownership, the Leaders in Family Enterprise course, and the Sam Seltzer Mentors Forum.
Before joining Cornell, Van Der Vliet served for 12 years as director of the Family Business Initiative at the University of Vermont, where he expanded a highly regarded program featuring multiple peer groups, owner forums, and co-founded the Family Enterprise Case Competition, the first global case competition dedicated exclusively to family business.
Van Der Vliet holds a Bachelor of Science in natural resources and a Master of Education from the University of Vermont.
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About McCoy’s Building Supply
McCoy's Building Supply is a fourth-generation family business. Started by Frank McCoy in 1927 as McCoy Roofing Company in Galveston, Texas, the company evolved into McCoy's Building Supply and grew across Texas and beyond under the leadership and vision of Frank's son, Emmett McCoy, and later, by Emmett's children and grandchildren. Today, McCoy's Building Supply has 85 locations, two millwork facilities and three internal distribution centers within a three-state area.
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