Mori Taheripour

Mori Taheripour is a globally recognized negotiation expert, an 11-time award-winning faculty member at the Wharton School, a highly sought-after speaker, and the author of Bring Yourself: How to Harness the Power of Connection to Negotiate Fearlessly. 

With more than 20 years of experience in negotiations, DE&I, and sports business, Mori’s impressive roster of clients includes Fortune 100 companies, major sports leagues, leading charitable institutions, and government agencies. Her current and past clients include the Goldman Sachs Foundation, Equitable, Google, Live Nation, Major League Baseball, Medtronic, the National Basketball Players Association, the National Football League, PwC, The Timberland Company, United Parcel Service, the US Agency for International Development, Wasserman, Wells Fargo, and the White House Fellows Program.

Top business publications and media outlets have featured Mori’s work including ESPN, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, Marketplace, Money, NPR, and The Next Chapter by American Express.

Mori is a member of the board of directors for USA Track and Field, the advisory board of the Sport Leadership and Administration Program at University of Massachusetts Boston.  She serves as a trustee emeritus for the Women’s Sports Foundation and is a commissioner for the Women’s Refugee Commission.

Mori earned her BA from Barnard College of Columbia University, and her MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.