Jim Tull is a globally recognized leader in the fields of negotiation, communication and conflict management. Mr. Tull has advised and trained top-level executives and government officials in over 80 countries.

In his private sector practice, Mr. Tull advises and trains leaders and teams responsible for mission critical business transformations. With over 25 years of professional experience designing and delivering highly tailored workshops, Mr. Tull has worked across a diverse range from international business sectors as well as Fortune 100 companies, including banking, financial management, energy, technology, pharmaceuticals, professional sports and food production/distribution.

In his public sector practice, he has provided leadership level support on national conflicts in Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Venezuela and the Middle East. In addition, Mr. Tull has advised and developed trainings for a wide range of public sector groups, such as OXFAM, Mercy Corps International, Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade, El Salvador’s Ministry of Education, and several of Canada’s First Nations Communities. Mr. Tull has trained and coached key leaders of many branches of the United Nations.

Mr. Tull is currently a member of the Adjunct Faculty for both the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University and the Questrom School of Business at Boston University. Other academic teaching experience includes Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law School, Kenyon College, University of Texas at Austin and Skolkovo Business School in Moscow.

Preceding his time at CMPartners, Mr. Tull worked closely with Professor Roger Fisher, author of the seminal work Getting to YES, at the Conflict Management Group for nearly a decade. Prior to that, Mr. Tull spent five years living in Central and South America as an International Partner with Habitat for Humanity working in indigenous villages. His interest in negotiation theory was made very personal in Nicaragua when he was held hostage by Recompa guerrillas and negotiated his own release and that of his colleagues.

Mr. Tull received his Master of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and graduated cum laude with a B.A. from Kenyon College.

Education

  • MPA International Development & Conflict Resolution, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
  • BA Theater Administration, Kenyon College

Selected Publications

Book Chapters:

  • Collaborative Conflict Resolution in our Newly Globalized World2004 Elkarri, San Sebastian, Spain
  • Putting Partnerships to Work – Strategic Alliances for Development Between Government, the Private Sector and Civil Society, Chapter 5: Placer Dome and Corporación Venezolana de Guyana: healthcare partnership, ed. Michael Warner and Rory Sullivan, 2004 Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, England

Articles and Newsletters:

  • Technical Negotiation, Cheimets, Gordon & Tull, Mechanical Engineering Magazine, Vol 131, no. 8, Pgs. 26-29, August, 2009.
  • Process Assistance in an Accelerated Conflict, Peace by Piece, Conflict Management Group Newsletter, Spring, 2003
  • CMG Helps Launch MiKmaq Confederacy, Peace by Piece, Conflict Management Group Newsletter, Summer, 2002
  • Negotiate Before all Else, October 2002, Semana Magazine, Bogota, Colombia
  • Business Partners for Development, Peace by Piece, Conflict Management Group Newsletter, Fall, 2001
  • Habitat for Humanity, Quarterly newsletters, vols. 1-15, 1990-1995