About Suzanne
A Global Perspective on Leadership and Negotiation
With over 20 years of experience across six continents, Suzanne helps leaders and organizations move beyond quick wins for long-term success through strategic negotiation. She has taught and consulted at leading institutions, including London Business School, IMD in Switzerland, and Seattle University. Suzanne combines her extensive expertise and research-driven strategies to help individuals and organizations experience success in negotiation, leadership, change management, work-family challenges, and mentoring.
Her clients range from global corporations to non-profits and public organizations, including BAE systems, Deloitte, Citigroup, Nestlé, Santander, Freddie Mac, and Credit Suisse, among many others. At IMD, she directed and taught customized executive programs, bringing innovative teaching methods - from behavioral feedback, tiger teams, peer mentoring, and hands-on coaching - into the classroom and beyond.
Recognized for her impact, Suzanne was named #8 in the Top 20 Global Gurus in Negotiation (2025) and has also received numerous teaching awards, such as MBA Faculty of the Year (2022), Mid-Career Distinguished Educator Award (2017), and the Gleed Endowed Chair (2014-2016).
Creating Lasting Impact
Beyond her corporate and academic work, Suzanne creates programs that address the unique challenges faced by women, underrepresented groups, and rising leaders across industries. From early-career leaders to mid-career professionals and executives to STEM professionals, and even high-school girls, her workshops aim to empower individuals, build confidence, and strengthen negotiation skills
Her work has extended across borders and causes - from leading executive development programs that supported financial accountability in Vietnam and Bosnia Herzegovina, to facilitating entrepreneurship training for women survivors of trafficking through the UK charity, HERA.
Sharing Insights Worldwide
Suzanne's thought leadership has been published in top-quality publications, such as Harvard Business Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Dialogue, and featured in global outlets including the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes India. She has appeared on NPR's With Good Reason, Bloomberg's QuickTake, and other international platforms.
She is also a former Fulbright Scholar in Poland and the author of two textbooks published in multiple countries and languages:
Interpersonal Skills In Organizations (McGraw Hill, 8th edition, 2025)
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
(Sage Publications, 3rd edition, 2026)
Life Beyond Work
A tennis afficionado, having attended all four Grand Slams
An avid traveller who has explored more than 90 countries
A trained opera singer with a degree in music
A proud mother of twins (born during her PhD studies at the University of Southern California)
