During the past three decades, Herb Cohen has been a practicing negotiator, intimately involved in some of the world's headline dramas, from hostile takeovers to hostage negotiations.

As a result of his extensive practical experience and unique presentation style, Mr. Cohen is internationally renowned as someone who can articulate and explain complex events so that his audiences are both informed and entertained.

Herb Cohen's analysis, insights and humorous view of many of these high-level happenings have appeared in many international publications, and he himself has been the subject of articles in Time, People, The Economist, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Rolling Stone and even Playboy magazines. In these writings, he has been called the "World's Best Negotiator" and referred to as "America's foremost convention speaker, presenting serious subjects with such humour and dramatic flair that they become pure entertainment."

Brief History

·        His clients have included business executives, entrepreneurs, sports and theatrical agents plus large corporations as well as governmental agencies, such as The Department of State, F.B.I., the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the U.S. Department of Justice.

·        While serving as an adviser to Presidents Carter and Reagan on combating terrorism, he was involved in the Iranian hostage crisis and credited with helping to shape the government's response to the skyjacking of TWA Flight 847 and the seizure of the Achille Lauro. More recently, his input and advice has been sought by the White House on a myriad of problems from "the Gulf Crisis" to domestic political strategy.

·        He is the author of You Can Negotiate Anything (Bantam Books), which was on the New York Times Bestseller List for over nine months and has been translated into twenty-one languages. He has been a guest on the Tonight Show, Good Morning America, Donahue, Nightline and the Larry King Show.