Dr. Neil Katz

Over the past 46 years, Dr. Neil Katz has distinguished himself as an innovator, leader, teacher, scholar, and highly successful practitioner in academia and in organizational consulting. Dr. Katz currently serves both as Professor and recent Chair of the 400-member graduate Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, and as a professor emeritus and faculty/training associate for the nationally renowned Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Dr. Katz headed a consulting/training team from the Executive Education Programs of the Maxwell School that worked closely with the U.S. Social Security Administration and with the New York State Departments of Health, Labor, and Education. In this capacity, he directed over 150 programs in communication and conflict resolution skills, team building and group dynamics, leadership and learning, and interest-based negotiations for members of over 40 labor-management teams and over 8000 managers throughout the country.

Dr. Katz is the author of over 50 books, articles, and book chapters on conflict resolution, interest-based negotiation, mediation, and nonviolent action, and is a board member of national organizations.