Matthias Schranner

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Matthias Schranner
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Born (1964-01-04) 4 January 1964 (age 62)
Moosburg, Germany
EducationMaster of Law, University of Munich
OccupationInternational Negotiation Expert
OrganizationSchranner Negotiation Institute
Notable workNegotiations on the Edge, Costly Mistakes
Website https://www.schranner.com/

Matthias Schranner (born 4 January 1964) is a consultant and ex-hostage negotiator, who worked for the German police. [1] He is CEO and founder of the Schranner Negotiation Institute in Switzerland, and of Schranner Negotiation LLC in the United States. [2] He is the author of the books Negotiations on the Edge and Costly Mistakes, as well as an adjunct professor at the University of St. Gallen and the University of Warwick. [2]

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Career

Schranner grew up in Germany and graduated from the University of Munich with a Master of Law. [3]

Schranner started his career with the German police where he worked for 17 years. [3] After six years of working undercover in drug enforcement, he was trained by the FBI and transferred to a special Federal Criminal Task Force for the Bundesministerium des Innern. [1] He was responsible for overseeing crimes such as kidnappings and hostage situations. [4]

After his career in Law Enforcement, Schranner founded the Schranner Negotiation Institute and later Schranner Negotiation LLC. [3] He has consulted Fortune 500 companies, political parties and government leaders, as well as the United Nations. [2]

Selected publications

References

  1. 1 2 Seibel, Karsten (2017-01-23). "Matthias Schranner erklärt Donald Trumps Verhandlungstaktik". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  2. 1 2 3 "Matthias Schranner | London Speaker Bureau". London Speaker Bureau. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  3. 1 2 3 Wilkens, Katrin (2016-06-05). "Was bewegt Matthias Schranner?: Zehn Millionen mehr, bitte!". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN   0044-2070 . Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  4. Brost, Marc (2017-09-07). "Matthias Schranner: "Geiselnehmer sind arme Kerle"". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN   0044-2070 . Retrieved 2017-09-15.