The Family Enterprise behind GOJO Industries

GOJO Industries – the inventor of PURELL® hand sanitizer – became one of the hottest growing companies during the Covid pandemic as demand for hand sanitizer skyrocketed.

The GOJO journey began in 1946 as a small family business looking to find a safer solution to get workers’ hands clean. Generations later, Marcella Kanfer Rolnick is the Executive Chair for the family enterprise which includes GOJO and an array of early-stage ventures and philanthropic foundations. In this role, she focuses on vision-setting, long-term strategy, sound governance and stewardship of the family values which have propelled GOJO to success.

Mike Moran is the CEO and Managing Partner of Walnut Ridge, which is the holding company that manages the Kanfer Family’s investments and philanthropic interests. He is responsible for overall investment activities and day-to-day leadership of the family office team.

This will be an interactive discussion with Marcella and Mike on the Kanfer family journey and the business of managing both the company and the family office.

Breakfast and networking begin at 7:30 AM. Program begins at 8:00 AM.

For questions, please email [email protected] or call Laura Bonnet at 216-368-1701.

Center for Family Business members are free; $65 for nonmembers

Host or Publisher Weatherhead School of Management