Mr. Hughes is a philosopher of the family and a counseler to families of affinity. He is the author of Family: The Compact Among Generations, Family Wealth: Keeping It in the Family, and numerous articles on family governance and wealth preservation. He was the founder of a law partnership in New York City, Hughes and Whitaker, specializing in the representation of private clients throughout the world. He frequently facilitates multi-generational family meetings with a special emphasis on mission statements and governance issues. He has spoken frequently at numerous international and domestic symposia on international estate and trust planning. He is an emeritus member of the Board of The Philanthropic Initiative; a Councilor to the Family Office Exchange, an emeritus faculty member of the Institute for Private Investors; a member of the Board of Directors of Rocky Mountain Institute; a retired member of the Board of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation; a Senior Dean of The Learning Academy and a founder and former member of the Board of The Learning Academy Foundation; as well as an emiritus board member of New Ventures in Philanthropy. He is also a member of the Circle of Friends of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and a co-chair on the Board of Advisors to the Spiritual Paths Foundation, Strategic Advisor to the Friendship Bridge Foundation, a micro-credit and education donor in Latin America, on the boards of various private trust companies, an advisor to numerous investment institutions and a member of the editorial boards of various professional journals. Mr. Hughes was a partner of the law firms of Coudert Brothers and Jones, Day, Reavis and Pogue. He is a graduate of the Far Brook School, which teaches through the Arts, The Pingry School, Princeton University and The Columbia School of Law.