Howdy folks.
I'm Amitai Gross (they/them). For nearly twenty years, I've worked as a nonprofit executive, operations leader, HR consultant, strategic advisor, logistics manager, fundraiser, marketing and sales director, social scientist, conflict analyst, and mediator. Most recently, I spent eight years as Chief Operating Officer of a national nonprofit I helped build from the ground up.
I've also worked as an educator specializing in conflict analysis and resolution, lecturing and presenting at universities and conferences across the United States. As a consultant, I've supported nonprofit and private companies alike - helping startups get off the ground and established organizations navigate transition, growth, and crisis. With a background in mediation and dialogue facilitation, I help teams and parties in conflict engage in difficult conversations, treating conflict as an opportunity for growth rather than something to avoid.
I hold a BA in Conflict Resolution and Music Composition from Bennington College, and an MA in Coexistence and Conflict Resolution from Brandeis University, where I specialized in the cultural and social-psychological foundations of inter-ideological conflict.
Outside of work, I'm a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet, and occasional polemicist. I organize and lead reading groups on topics across the social sciences, play in two different Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, and work part-time at my favorite wine shop, where I evangelize for Roero Arneis, Cinsault, and just about any Austrian rosé.
Past Lecturing Engagements
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
Berlin, Germany
Siena University
Siena, NY
Bennington College
Bennington, VT
Warren Wilson College
Asheville, NC