Dr. Shirli Kopelman

Biography

Shirli Kopelman is a leading researcher and educator in the field of negotiations at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. She holds a PhD in Management Organizations and a Master’s in Organization Behavior from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Kopelman has served as the Past President of the International Association for Conflict Management and is the Faculty Director of the Research Center for Positive Organizations. She is the author of 'Negotiating Genuinely: Business', published by Stanford University Press, and her work has been featured in prominent media outlets such as Businessweek, Fortune, and Harvard Business Review. She has received numerous awards for both her outstanding teaching and research contributions. As a faculty member, she led the inaugural Positive Business Conference in 2014 at Michigan Ross and is passionate about enabling leaders to create a positive impact within their organizations. Kopelman advocates for a framework that allows individuals to draw on personal strengths while fostering collaboration, enhancing creativity, and aligning with their moral compass to achieve sustainable economic success. A bilingual speaker of English and Hebrew, she also has proficiency in French. In her leisure time, she enjoys savoring dark chocolate truffles from Sprüngli.

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