James Bly

James Bly is the national practice leader of Ernst & Young LLP’s (EY) Family Enterprise Business Services (FEBS). He advises multi-generational business-owning families, which own upper middle market companies, on matters related to growing larger, more valuable businesses; financing the growth of family-controlled businesses, while maintaining family control; completing generational transitions of operating businesses; and on designing and implementing shareholder liquidity plans. He has over 35 years of experience. During his career, he has personally advised the principal owners of hundreds of multigenerational family-controlled businesses in a wide range of industries. He has also served as a trustee, director, committee member or advisory board member to various family offices, family business holding companies, large-scale family controlled corporations and business-owning estates. He has also either chaired or served on finance, investment, risk management, or nominating and governance committees of the boards of various multigenerational family businesses.