# Succession: the Roy family

Who gets Waystar RoyCo? Four children, three marriages, and a father who kept moving the finish line.

Source: https://netgraf.isik.co/m/succession-roys
Kind: Fictional
Summary: 21 people, 37 relationships, 2023 to 2024
Structure: average 3.0 connections each, 15% of the possible ties drawn, 5 communities

## People (21)

- Logan Roy, Founder and CEO of Waystar RoyCo, until 2023
- Marcia Roy, Logan's third wife
- Caroline Collingwood, Logan's second wife
- Ewan Roy, Logan's brother
- Connor Roy, Eldest son, no interest in the job
- Kendall Roy, The designated successor, repeatedly
- Siobhan 'Shiv' Roy, Political operative
- Roman Roy, Youngest son
- Tom Wambsgans, Shiv's husband, runs ATN
- Greg Hirsch, Ewan's grandson
- Gerri Kellman, General counsel
- Frank Vernon, Vice chairman
- Karl Muller, CFO
- Stewy Hosseini, Private equity, sits on the board
- Sandy Furness, Rival, leads the takeover bid
- Lukas Matsson, Founder of GoJo
- Rava Roy, Kendall's ex-wife
- Willa Ferreyra, Connor's wife
- Kerry Castellabate, Logan's assistant, then partner
- Nan Pierce, Head of the Pierce family, owns PGM
- Cyd Peach, Runs ATN before Tom

## Relationships (37)

- Logan Roy and Marcia Roy: married to (family)
- Logan Roy and Caroline Collingwood: divorced from (family)
- Logan Roy and Ewan Roy: brother of (family)
- Logan Roy -> Connor Roy: father of (family)
- Logan Roy -> Kendall Roy: father of (family)
- Logan Roy -> Siobhan 'Shiv' Roy: father of (family)
- Logan Roy -> Roman Roy: father of (family)
- Caroline Collingwood -> Kendall Roy: mother of (family)
- Caroline Collingwood -> Siobhan 'Shiv' Roy: mother of (family)
- Caroline Collingwood -> Roman Roy: mother of (family)
- Siobhan 'Shiv' Roy and Tom Wambsgans: married to (family)
- Ewan Roy -> Greg Hirsch: grandfather of (family)
- Kendall Roy and Rava Roy: divorced from (family)
- Connor Roy and Willa Ferreyra: married to (family)
- Logan Roy and Kerry Castellabate: with (family)
- Logan Roy -> Kendall Roy: names him successor (business)
- Logan Roy -> Gerri Kellman: general counsel (business)
- Logan Roy -> Frank Vernon: vice chairman (business)
- Logan Roy -> Karl Muller: CFO (business)
- Tom Wambsgans -> Greg Hirsch: patronises (business)
- Roman Roy -> Gerri Kellman: wants her as CEO (business)
- Siobhan 'Shiv' Roy and Lukas Matsson: negotiates with (business)
- Stewy Hosseini -> Kendall Roy: backs (business)
- Sandy Furness and Stewy Hosseini: allies with (business)
- Logan Roy -> Nan Pierce: tries to buy PGM from (business)
- Siobhan 'Shiv' Roy -> Nan Pierce: courts (business)
- Tom Wambsgans -> Cyd Peach: replaces at ATN (business)
- Logan Roy -> Tom Wambsgans: puts in charge of ATN (business)
- Kendall Roy -> Logan Roy: tries to oust (conflict)
- Siobhan 'Shiv' Roy -> Logan Roy: turns on (conflict)
- Roman Roy -> Logan Roy: defends (conflict)
- Sandy Furness -> Logan Roy: bids for the company (conflict)
- Lukas Matsson -> Logan Roy: buys the company out (conflict)
- Tom Wambsgans -> Siobhan 'Shiv' Roy: betrays (conflict)
- Greg Hirsch -> Ewan Roy: disinherited by (conflict)
- Kendall Roy and Siobhan 'Shiv' Roy: fights for the chair (conflict)
- Kendall Roy and Roman Roy: fights for the chair (conflict)

## Tour (4 steps)

1. One question for four seasons: which of them gets the chair.
2. Four children. Connor never really wanted it, which left three who did.
3. The people who actually decide are not family. Gerri, Frank, Karl, and the board seats Stewy controls.
4. It ends with the in-law. Tom married into the family and walked away with the company.