Dr Andrzej Grossman

Client Feedback:

“Fair, forward-thinking and tenacious; he came across as a person of real integrity”

Overview
Andy gained his CEDR Mediator Accreditation in 1996. He also undertook specialist facilitation training by the Massachusetts based, Public Conversations Project, is a certified Henley Business School coach and holds a Doctorate of Professional Studies in commercial mediation development. Andy joined CEDR in 1999 and is a member of its senior leadership team. As a conflict engagement and capacity development practitioner, he has particular expertise in multi-party/multi-person conflicts and conflicts where personalities have become a major obstacle to resolution.

He has mediated in a variety of contentious settings and at the start of his mediation practice was noted for his work in planning and land related disputes. Over the last few years Andy has moved his focus from legal/commercial disputes to workplace and organisational conflicts, helping individuals and teams to develop constructive responses to their challenges in working together and working with their stakeholders. He does this as an advisor, trainer, coach and mediator.

Professional Background
Before joining CEDR Andy was an architect in private practice for 15 years. He spent the early part of his career with an international civil and structural engineering consultancy based in London. He then joined a niche practice specialising in nuclear medicine projects before establishing his own firm.

A common feature of much of his work was extensive negotiation and consultation with user groups and/or working in multi-cultural environments.

Expertise