Tara Opalinski
Associate Advisor
Cambridge Family Enterprise Group
Tara Opalinski is an associate advisor at Cambridge Advisors to Family Enterprise, a highly specialized global advisory firm serving family enterprises. Cambridge Advisors and Cambridge Institute for Family Enterprise, an education and research institute, are divisions of Cambridge Family Enterprise Group (CFEG), a global organization founded in 1989. It is devoted to helping families and ownership groups navigate the new economy and achieve multigenerational success for their families, enterprises, and financial wealth.
Ms. Opalinski advises families on strategies that help secure the successful continuity of their enterprises. As a certified mediator she centers her advisory work on family dynamics and facilitates sensitive conversations that mitigate conflict and strengthen interpersonal relationships. She designs and delivers custom mediation and conflict resolution programs, including trainings and workshops that prepare families to collectively manage conflict and prevent escalation.
Ms. Opalinski also assists families with strategic planning and governance design, aligning family principles with opportunities for growth, innovation and civic engagement. She supports next-generation family members in navigating their relationship to the family enterprise and exploring independent paths, including new ventures, drawing from her own experience in early-stage entrepreneurship.
Ms. Opalinski holds an MBA and MA in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence from Brandeis University and a BA in International Relations from Northeastern University. She studied innovative approaches to managing interpersonal conflict as a Summer Fellow with the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, and she has a certificate in Entrepreneurial Mindset & Leadership from Babson College. Ms. Opalinski is proficient in Spanish.
