Matthias Schranner (born 4 January 1964) is a consultant and ex-hostage negotiator, who worked for the German police.[1] He is CEO and founder of the Schranner Negotiation Institute in Switzerland, and of Schranner Negotiation LLC in the United States.[2] He is the author of the books Negotiations on the Edge and Costly Mistakes, as well as an adjunct professor at the University of St. Gallen and the University of Warwick.[2]
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| Born | 4 January 1964 Moosburg, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | Master of Law, University of Munich |
| Occupation | International Negotiation Expert |
| Organization | Schranner Negotiation Institute |
| Notable work | Negotiations on the Edge, Costly Mistakes |
| Website | https://www.schranner.com/ |
Career
editSchranner grew up in Germany and graduated from the University of Munich with a Master of Law.[3]
Schranner started his career with the German police where he worked for 17 years.[3] After six years of working undercover in drug enforcement, he was trained by the FBI and transferred to a special Federal Criminal Task Force for the Bundesministerium des Innern.[1] He was responsible for overseeing crimes such as kidnappings and hostage situations.[4]
After his career in Law Enforcement, Schranner founded the Schranner Negotiation Institute and later Schranner Negotiation LLC.[3] He has consulted Fortune 500 companies, political parties and government leaders, as well as the United Nations.[2]
Selected publications
edit- Negotiations on the Edge (2011), ISBN 3033031862
- Costly Mistakes: The 7 Biggest Errors in Negotiations (2008), ISBN 978-3033031869
References
edit- ^ a b Seibel, Karsten (2017-01-23). "Matthias Schranner erklärt Donald Trumps Verhandlungstaktik". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ a b c "Matthias Schranner | London Speaker Bureau". London Speaker Bureau. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ a b c Wilkens, Katrin (2016-06-05). "Was bewegt Matthias Schranner?: Zehn Millionen mehr, bitte!". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ Brost, Marc (2017-09-07). "Matthias Schranner: "Geiselnehmer sind arme Kerle"". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2017-09-15.