Christopher Voss
CEO, Founder, Instructor and Keynote Speaker at The Black Swan Group
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Chris used his many years of experience in international crises and high-stakes negotiations to develop a unique program that applies globally proven techniques to the business world.
Prior to 2008, Chris was the lead international kidnapping negotiator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as well as the FBI’s hostage negotiation representative for the National Security Council’s Hostage Working Group. During his career, he also represented the U.S. government as an expert in kidnapping at two international conferences sponsored by the G8.
Before becoming the FBI's lead international kidnapping negotiator, Christopher served as the lead Crisis Negotiator for the New York City division of the FBI. Chris was a member of the New York City Joint Terrorist Task Force for 14 years. He was the case agent on TERRSTOP (Omar Abdel-Rahman/"The Blind Sheikh" case) and the TWA Flight 800 catastrophe. He also negotiated the surrender of the first hostage taker to give up in the Chase Manhattan Bank robbery.
During Chris’s 24-year tenure with the Bureau, he was trained in the art of negotiation by not only the FBI, but also Scotland Yard and Harvard Law School. He is also a recipient of the Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement and the FBI Agents Association Award for Distinguished and Exemplary Service.
Chris has taught business negotiation in MBA programs as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, and at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. He also taught business negotiation at Harvard University and guest lectured at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, the IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the Goethe Business School in Frankfurt, Germany.
Since 2009, Chris has also worked with Insite Security as their Managing Director of the Kidnapping Resolution Practice.
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Avoid Using THIS USELESS Word In Your Next Negotiation | Chris Voss
MasterClass Live with Chris Voss | MasterClass
3 Negotiation Mistakes That Are Hurting Your Deals | Chris Voss
Chris Voss - How to negotiate your best deals
Never Split the Difference - Mastering the Art of Negotiation | Chris Voss
Why You're Smarter in Positive Frame of Mind | Chris Voss
FBI Negotiator Shares Emotional Intelligence SECRET You Can Use | Chris Voss
Never Split the Difference | Chris Voss | Talks at Google
Christopher Voss of BlackSwanLtd on InspiredInsider with Dr. Jeremy Weisz
Never Split The Difference | Chris Voss | TEDxUniversityofNevada
How To Deal With Assertive People | Chris Voss
Chris Voss Teaches the Art of Negotiation | Official Trailer | MasterClass
The 6 SNEAKY SECRETS You Can Use To WIN ANY EXCHANGE |Chris Voss & Lewis Howes
Top 10 MOST Powerful Negotiation Tips | Black Swan Method | Chris Voss
Top 4 No-Oriented Questions | Chris Voss
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