Seth Freeman

Seth Freeman , JD, teaches negotiation and conflict management courses at SIPA and at Columbia Business School.

Freeman also serves as assistant clinical professor at NYU''s Stern School of Business. He also serves as a visiting professor of International Negotiation at several programs abroad, including Bordeaux Ecole de Management (BEM) in France and Zhongshan University''s Executive MBA program in Guangzhou, China. He has also taught at Beijing University''s Executive MBA program in Beijing and Shenzhen, and the World Economic Forum.

Freeman also serves as a trainer and consultant on negotiations for organizations such as Avaya, Polo RalphLauren, Seedco, Acumen Fund, and the New York City Board of Education. He has served as a mediator for the Queens Mediation Center.

Freeman''s columns and op-eds have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, and the New York Times. His teaching materials have been published by Harvard''s Program on Negotiation and are used by its law school and around the world.

Freeman practiced corporate and securities law for six years, including work involving initial public offerings, corporate restructurings, and aircraft financing.

He holds a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and an undergraduate degree in economics from Cornell University.

Education

• JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School
• BA in Economics, Cornell University

Affiliations

• NYU''s Stern School of Business

Seth Freeman most recently joined New York University Stern School of Business in 2007.

Professor Freeman's expertise is in conflict management and negotiation, and he teaches a variety of courses on the subject at Stern. He has also taught at programs around the world including Sun Yat-Sen University's EMBA program in Guanzhou, China, and Bordeaux School of Management in France. He also teaches at Columbia University.

He has an active training and consulting practice and has trained leaders at the United Nations, at leading law firms, Fortune 500 companies, church groups, and non-profits. He also regularly teaches at Stern Excecutive Education.

Professor Freeman is the creator and presenter of the Great Courses™ The Art of Negotiating the Best Deal. His columns and interviews have been published in the New York Times, Time magazine, the Washington Post, Fortune, Bloomberg TV, USA Today, and other major media.

His research focuses on ‘building golden bridges’- ways that, by design, help wary people together find harmony and prosperity.

Prior to his academic career, he practiced corporate and securities law with large firms in New York. His work in private practice included transactions involving initial public offerings, corporate restructurings and aircraft financing. A trained mediator, Professor Freeman has also served as a mediator for the Queens Mediation Center.

Professor Freeman received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and his B.A. in Economics from Cornell University.

Education

• Bachelor of Science - BS Cornell University
• Doctor of Law - JD University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Companies

• Adjunct Professor, Negotiation & Conflict Management Columbia University (1996)
• Assistant Adjunct Professor- Negotiation & Conflict Management NYU Stern School of Business (1994)