German by birth, accent and weird mannerisms; currently based in Somerville, MA with my wife.

I am a Fellow at the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Collaboratory at HKS currently focussing on climate negotiations. Negotiation consulting and trainings on the side.

Interested in changing my interests about every other week: Currently, I cannot get enough of the history of negotiation (esp. sovereign debt negotiations) and behavioral neurosciences.

I am fascinated by hearing about the pathways of people especially when they are very far away from “home.” Love talking about Vanagons, remote life and cooking; hate talking about visa issues but tend to do it a lot. Since this year, I identify as a climber in the hope that I will keep at it if I truly believe in being one.

I live in Carlisle, MA with spouse Dan, kids Gus (9) and Aoife (7), and pandemic puppy Pepper (1.75)

Currently I’m a lecturer on conflict resolution and leadership at Tufts University in graduate-level entrepreneurship programs

I’ve worked on international peacebuilding efforts (US-Iran) and led negotiation and difficult conversations sessions for NGOs/INGOs/IOs.

My degrees are in architecture & urban planning (MIT) and international relations (Fletcher)

After many years as a road warrior doing corporate workshops (including myriad Zoom sessions during Covid), I’m pausing much of my work to reassess what I’m doing and why

I love architectural design and CAD; decluttering & organizing hacks; dog rescue videos; personal finance; rowing on my ergometer; local politics

I live in Western, Mass with my wife, 3 daughters (21, 19, and 15), 2 dogs, 2 cats, and 3 tortoises

I am the co-founder, with William Ury, of the Global Negotiation Initiative at Harvard University and a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Negotiation Project.

I am also the Director and creator of the Master of Science degree in Leadership and Negotiation at Bay Path University.

I am the President of Negotiation Works, Inc. – a leadership, negotiation, and conflict resolution training and consulting firm

I received my Ph.D. from the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in 2002.

I love teaching people constructive ways of dealing with their negotiations and conflicts and am trying to get this knowledge and skill to as many people as possible

I love to read, write, hike, play baseball and golf, go to the beach, kayak, and generally be outdoors with friends and family