PON Staff
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Katie Shonk
Katherine Shonk is the editor of the Negotiation Briefings newsletter, a monthly source of negotiation advice for professionals published by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. She is also a research associate for Harvard Business School and was formerly employed by the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Shonk received … View all posts by this author
Diane Long
Diane Long is the Event and Outreach Coordinator for the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. She manages virtual and on-campus PON events. For student outreach she writes and publishes the student newsletter, is the student liaison, and administers PON’s grant and fellowship programs. Prior to joining PON, Diane enjoyed a long post with … View all posts by this author
Lara SanPietro
Lara is the Associate Director of Research and Pedagogy for the Program on Negotiation (PON). She oversees PON’s research activities, curriculum development, and events. She previously had served as the Negotiation Pedagogy Manager and ran the Teaching Negotiation Resource Center at PON.
Before joining PON in 2017, Lara worked at the U.S. Department of State, in … View all posts by this author
Lawrence Susskind
Ford Foundation Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Director of the Teaching Negotiation Resource Center, Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School Director of the MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program Vice Chair-Pedagogy, Program on Negotation, Harvard Law School As one of the founders of the Program on Negotiation, Lawrence Susskind … View all posts by this author
Alex Green
Laurence Alex Green is a program fellow for the Program on Negotiation’s Great Negotiator project and senior research associate for the Harvard Kennedy School’s American Secretaries of State Project. A journalist and commentary writer, he has published extensively on environmental policy, the history of disability, and contemporary trends in American publishing. He is a graduate … View all posts by this author
Guhan Subramanian
Faculty Chair, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School Joseph H. Flom Professor of Law and Business, Harvard Law School H. Douglas Weaver Professor of Business Law, Harvard Business School Faculty Chair, J.D./M.B.A. Program, Harvard University The first person in the history of Harvard University to hold tenured appointments at both Harvard Law School (HLS) and Harvard Business School … View all posts by this author
Jeswald Salacuse
Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University With broad experience in higher education, international development, and legal practice, Jeswald Salacuse specializes in international negotiation and arbitration, international business transactions, and law and development. He is the author of twenty books and numerous articles, including Leading Leaders: How to … View all posts by this author
Max Bazerman
Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Executive Committee Member, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School Max Bazerman is a leader in the fields of decision making, negotiation, and behavioral ethics. He has consulted, taught, and lectured in 30 countries, and is the author, co-author, or co-editor of 20 … View all posts by this author
James K. Sebenius
Gordon Donaldson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Vice Chair for Practice-Focused Research, Program on Negotiation Executive Committee Chair, Great Negotiator Award Committee Director, Harvard Negotiation Project Co-Director, American Secretaries of State Program An authority on complex negotiations, James Sebenius has advanced the field in the academic realm, in the … View all posts by this author
Nicole Bryant
Nicole Bryant is the Managing Director of the Program on Negotiation and member of PON’s Executive Committee. She brings to the position a proven track record of successful management and growth of large-scale continuing education programming in an international context. At PON, she oversees the activities of the staff, and supports the work of the … View all posts by this author
Ruth Collins
Ruth Collins is Senior Manager for Program Delivery at the Program on Negotiation. She has spent her career as both an educator and program manager focusing on first generation and international students. She joins PON from Hult International Business School where she was responsible for new undergraduate initiatives including program development and implementation, student … View all posts by this author
Jean-Claude Mulemba
Jean-Claude Mulemba serves as the Finance Manager of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, where he brings his broad experience to spearhead financial management, strategies, and operations. At PON, Jean-Claude’s responsibilities ensure streamlined financial operations, and oversight of both day-to-day activities and long-term projects.
Prior to joining PON Jean-Claude held roles at State … View all posts by this author
Lindsay Sullivan
Lindsay Sullivan is an Office Assistant for the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School supporting the administrative needs and day-to-day affairs of the PON. She received her B.A. in Strategic Communications from Elon University. Prior to joining PON, Lindsay gained valuable administrative, customer service, and marketing experience at Island Creek Oysters and Engel & … View all posts by this author
Luis Cardenas
Luis Cárdenas is the Program Assistant for the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School where he works closely on Executive Education programs, like Negotiation and Leadership, the Harvard Negotiation Master Class, and the Harvard Negotiation Institute. Prior to joining PON, Luis worked as a Machine Learning Data Linguist at Amazon to develop Alexa AI … View all posts by this author
Kristen Zapata
Kristen Zapata is Senior Manager for Program Delivery at the Program on Negotiation. Her portfolio includes the management of blended, virtual and in-person executive education programs. Kristen comes to PON with over a decade of experience in higher education with a focus in operations and project management. Kristen has an undergraduate degree from Boston College … View all posts by this author
Silvia Glick
Silvia Glick is the Managing Editor of Negotiation Journal, a multidisciplinary international journal publishing works that advance the theory, analysis, practice, and instruction of negotiation and dispute resolution; and the Co-Director of the Negotiation Data Repository, a collection of qualitative and quantitative data on negotiation and conflict resolution. Prior to joining PON, Glick was Managing … View all posts by this author
Riley Scheuritzel
Riley Scheuritzel is the Teaching Negotiation Resource Center (TNRC) Coordinator for the Program on Negotiation (PON) at Harvard Law School, where he manages the TNRC. Riley had previously worked as a Program Delivery Associate with PON where he helped run a variety of in-person and online programs for both Negotiation and Mediation.
Prior to joining … View all posts by this author
Gail Odeneal
Gail is responsible for marketing for all PON executive education seminars, newsletters, books and teaching materials. She is an experienced senior marketing and communications executive who has worked for companies and institutions in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Early in her career at International Data Group (IDG) she was responsible for the launch … View all posts by this author
Breanna Beaumont
Breanna Beaumont provides administrative and logistical support for PON Global, an innovative blended learning program that brings PON’s negotiation concepts, techniques, and curriculum to people around the world. Prior to coming to Harvard Law School, Breanna worked at Bard College where she assisted in managing the partnership between Bard College in New York and Al-Quds … View all posts by this author
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Understanding how to arrange the meeting space is a key aspect of preparing for negotiation. In this video, Professor Guhan Subramanian discusses a real world example of how seating arrangements can influence a negotiator’s success. This discussion was held at the 3 day executive education workshop for senior executives at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.
Guhan Subramanian is the Professor of Law and Business at the Harvard Law School and Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School.
Articles & Insights
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- Gender and Negotiation: New Research Findings
- Ethics and Negotiation: 5 Principles of Negotiation to Boost Your Bargaining Skills in Business Situations
- Salary Negotiations
- Teaching Negotiation
- Act Now to Purchase Materials for Next Semester and Avoid a Price Increase
- Negotiating Identity and Values-Based Disputes
- Learn from the Best with the Great Negotiator Case Studies
- Casino Two: Updated Version of Casino Available from the TNRC
- Teach Your Students How to Have Difficult Conversations Over Email
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Free Videos
- New Frontiers, New Roleplays: Next Generation Teaching and Training
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- Gender and Privilege in Negotiation