Bio
Joe Epstein
Joe Epstein is the former President of The Commonwealth Club's Board of Governors. He is a veteran of over forty years in the steel business. In 1970, he founded Sierra Pacific Steel, a full line steel service center, located in Hayward, California. The Company was sold in 1998. He joined with David Garner to start Sierra Steel Trading, LLC in 2002.
Epstein is the President of Sierra Steel Trading and oversees its on going activities.
Robert Mnookin
A leading expert in the field of conflict resolution, Professor Robert H. Mnookin has applied his interdisciplinary approach to negotiation and conflict resolution to a remarkable range of problems; both public and private. An experienced mediator, Prof. Mnookin has successfully mediated many complex commercial disputes which involved advanced technologies and intellectual property. He has written or edited nine books and numerous scholarly articles.
A renowned teacher and lecturer, Prof. Mnookin has taught numerous workshops for corporations, governmental agencies and law firms throughout the world and trained many executives and professionals in negotiation and mediation skills.
Connie Shapiro
Connie Shapiro is President at Connie Shapiro Associates and a Non-Profit Organization Management Consultant. She was a past president of the Board of Governors of The Commonwealth Club of California.
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