Moshe Cohen Bio


Moshe Cohen
Moshe Cohen, MBA
President & Founder, The Negotiating Table

Moshe Cohen has been teaching in the following areas:

  • Negotiation,
  • Leadership
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Organizational behavior,


– as founder of The Negotiating Table since 1995, and as a master lecturer at Boston University's Questrom School of Business since 2000.  He has worked with thousands of students as well as companies worldwide.

As a mediator, Moshe has worked to resolve hundreds of matters, and also coaches executives, managers, and individuals on leading others and negotiating effectively.  He is the author of three books:

  • Collywobbles
  • How to Negotiate When Negotiating Makes You Nervous; Optimism is a Choice and Other Timeless Ideas
  • The Optimistic Pessimist: More Timeless Ideas

He has also written numerous articles and cases, and appears in podcasts, videos, and interviews.

Moshe studied Physics at Cornell University, and has a Master's in Electrical Engineering from McGill University, specializing in robotics. After a dozen years in robotics, he completed his MBA from Boston University, and fell in love with negotiation, mediation, and leadership.