Instructor: Leonora Zilkha Williamson

When I tell people I teach negotiation, the most common reaction is "oh I need to take your class - I'm so bad at negotiation!". In this 2-hour class, USN parent, executive coach and Vanderbilt Negotiation professor LEONORA ZILKHA WILLIAMSON will provide basic negotiation skills and allow you to practice those skills in a simulation and debrief. Ideally, you'll leave the class confident that you are a better negotiator than you think!

Class Fee: $35

Age 21 and up. 

Leonora Zilkha Williamson

Leonora helps family businesses navigate challenges including family dynamics, governance, succession planning, next generation transition and education. From a family-owned business herself, Leonora serves on the board of her family’s boat business, Sabre Yachts, and advises families across generations. As an adjunct professor of ESG and Negotiation at Vanderbilt University, she is particularly passionate about helping families define shared values and investment philosophies across generations. Leonora holds numerous coaching certifications including ICF PCC, and uses modalities including somatics, team coaching, the Enneagram, mindfulness and family systems in her work. Leonora is a member of the Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches, the Harvard Institute of Coaching and the Forbes Coaches Council. She was ranked Nashville’s #1 Executive Coach by Influence Digest in 2021 and 2022, and named a Nashville Business Journal 2022 Woman of Influences. Leonora earned an AB from Princeton and a MBA from Harvard. She carries 2 passports and speaks 5 languages.