Single-family office nuts and bolts

Eric Allyn knows his way around an operating company.

Born into the family that owned the Welch Allyn Inc. medical device company in Skaneateles Falls, N.Y. for 100 years, Allyn could tell you all about ophthalmoscope design when he was in elementary school. In adulthood, Allyn ran company business units, headed specialty markets in Japan and served on the board of directors for seven years. “I was raised to be a good steward of the family business,” Allyn says.

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Maureen Milford

Maureen Milford is a longtime business writer based in Wilmington, Del.


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