VICTORIA H. MEDVEC, PHD, is a leading global expert on negotiation strategy, corporate governance, and decision-making. She is CEO of Medvec & Associates, a boutique advisory firm with a client list that includes Google, GE, McKinsey, BlackRock, and Goldman Sachs. She is the Adeline Barry Davee Professor of Management and Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.