Dr. Gelfand's work explores cultural influences on conflict, negotiation, justice, and revenge; workplace diversity and discrimination; and theory and methods in cross-cultural psychology. Her work has been published in outlets such as Science, the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, and the Annual Review of Psychology. She is the co-editor of The Handbook of Negotiation and Culture (with Jeanne Brett, Stanford University Press) and The Psychology of Conflict and Conflict Management in Organizations (with Carsten De Dreu, Erlbaum) and is the founding co-editor of the Advances in Culture and Psychology series and Frontiers of Culture and Psychology series (with CY Chiu and Ying-Yi Hong, Oxford University Press). She serves on numerous editorial boards in social and organizational psychology, is a past Associate Editor of Applied Psychology: An International Review and is currently an Associate Editor of Social Psychology and Personality Science. Less   View all posts

Bryson Koehler is Chief Information Officer (CIO) of The Weather Channel Companies. He is responsible for setting the strategic vision, financial planning, technical operations, direction and execution of strategic technology initiatives for TWCC. Koehler came to TWCC from Exigen Capital, a private equity firm, where he was an operating partner overseeing the firm’s investments and operations in the travel and entertainment sectors. Prior to his time at Exigen Capital, Koehler spent 10 years at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the world’s largest hotel company, most recently as the senior vice president of global revenue and guest technology. Koehler also served as vice president and director of global distribution technology earlier in his tenure at IHG. Prior to IHG, Koehler served as director of global technology sales for Vicorp.com and held various technical leadership positions for USWeb, where he managed the technical relationships for a broad array of clients. He began his technology career at Arthur Anderson as a technology strategy consultant, where he helped implement knowledge-sharing platforms on emerging Internet technologies for a diverse group of clients. Less   View all posts

Pat Shier was appointed Director of Enterprise Technology Services in February 2011. He is an experienced manager with strong communication, financial management and leadership skills. Prior to joining ETS, Pat managed the Division of Retirement & Benefits where he emphasized innovation and refinement of the employer and member services sections of the Division: Retirement, Benefits (health and life), Information Services, Accounting and Administrative Support. He received the Denali Award for Individual Leadership in 2009. Earlier in his State career, Shier was the Deputy Director of the Employment Security Division for two years in the Department of Labor & Workforce Development. During his tenure at Labor, Shier was also Chief of Unemployment Insurance Tax, serving over 17,000 Alaska employers. His initial position with the State, in 1988, was as an auditor. During his state service, Shier has been elected to the Executive Board of ASEA/AFSCME Local 52 in 1992, serving in health plan oversight and advisory roles for both the general government and supervisory units until early 2007. Less   View all posts