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Paul Fisher

Associate Fellow


Saïd Business School
University of Oxford
Park End Street
Oxford
OX1 1HP

Profile

Paul is Programme Director of the Oxford Programme on Negotiation (OPN).

As well as teaching on OPN, Paul teaches negotiation, persuasion and influence, decision-making and leadership on a variety of other programmes at the School.

Paul also programme directs leadership programmes for major organisations including the UN World Food Programme and the Bank of Jamaica and is Programme Director of the Women’s World Banking Leadership and Diversity Programme for Regulators and the Oxford Senior Executive Leadership Programme.

Outside the School, Paul teaches negotiation at the William J Clinton Leadership Institute, Queen’s University Belfast and the Western University of Ukraine where he is Visiting Professor. He is also Programme Director of the Small Countries Financial Management Programme, held in Oxford and the Isle of Man.

Paul also sits on the advisory panel for the ‘Enhancing Leadership and Governance in Public Financial Management Program in Africa’, run by the African Capacity Building Foundation.

Paul graduated from the University of Liverpool with a degree in politics and is also a certified business coach and cross-cultural trainer with over 20 years’ experience in the field of communications, education and capacity building.

Teaching

Paul is the Programme Director of the Oxford Programme on Negotiation, an established programme designed for senior executives and their organisations where he teaches a number of modules. 

He also designs and teaches negotiation modules on:

  • Oxford High Performance Leadership Programme
  • Oxford Women Transforming Leadership Programme
  • Oxford Healthcare Leadership Programme.

Paul also teaches negotiation, persuasion and influence and decision-making on a wide selection of custom programmes at the school.

Research

Paul writes regularly on negotiations.

Read his 2020 article on the EU/UK trade negotiations featured in Harvard Business Review and his article on how to negotiate virtually, featured in Oxford Answers.

Social media

Find out more about Paul's career and professional expertise on LinkedIn.

Oxford Answers

Thought-leadership and insights for business leaders written by our Faculty and Associate Fellows.

View articles by Paul.

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