Facilitators
Daniel Shapiro
Daniel Shapiro’s life mission is to help people interact more effectively. As founding director of the Harvard International Negotiation Program, he has advised everyone from leaders of war-torn countries to executives at Fortune 500 companies and family-owned businesses alike, helping countless people solve the very human problems that divide them. Drawing on these experiences and decades of research, he has developed a wealth of practical approaches to amplify influence and leadership — in business, in government, and in life.
Dr. Shapiro is associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital and affiliate faculty at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Named one of Harvard’s top 15 professors by the Harvard Crimson, he has launched successful negotiations in the Middle East, Europe, and East Asia, and chaired the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Conflict Resolution. Through nonprofit funding, he developed a high-impact program on collaborative problem-solving that has reached more than one million people across more than 20 countries.
Dr. Shapiro is author of the award-winning bestseller Negotiating the Nonnegotiable, providing groundbreaking methods for overcoming polarizations at work, at home, and abroad. He also co-authored the negotiation classic Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate, and has contributed to The New York Times, The Boston Globe, TIME magazine, and other popular publications. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Psychological Association’s Early Career Award and the Cloke-Millen Peacemaker of the Year Award.
His life’s joy is spending time with his wife and three young boys, who have proven to be his greatest teachers in how to negotiate the nonnegotiable.
Connie Meyer
Connie Meyer is a facilitator, mediator, and coach with nearly 20 years of experience in the field of alternative dispute resolution. After earning an M.A. in intercultural conflict management from Lesley University, Connie joined a spin-off of the Harvard Negotiation Project, working for many years as an instructor and coach for corporate managers and executives.
Her corporate work has spanned multiple industries and focused on skills for effective negotiation, communication, and influence. She logged hundreds of hours as a mediator for the Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR) in Chicago and underwent advanced negotiation and mediation training at Harvard Law School.
Connie also teaches negotiation at the Segal Design Institute's Master of Product Design and Development program. Connie’s day-to-day focus is designing and delivering excellent learning and development programs as Director of Learning at Chicago non-profit Interfaith America (IA), where she helps leaders and organizations navigate religious diversity. In 2022, Connie earned the School of Professional Studies’ Distinguished Teaching Excellence Award.