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Who is Chris Voss?
Chris Voss is a businessman, author, and academic. Chris Voss is the CEO of The Black Swan Group Ltd, a company registered in East Grinstead, England, and a former FBI hostage negotiator. Never Split the Difference was co-written by Chris. He is an adjunct professor at Harvard Law School, the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, and a lecturer at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.
Early Life and Childhood
Chris Voss was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, on November 28, 1957. He has been alive for 64 years.
Chris is of white ethnicity and has American citizenship. At the moment, no information about his parents or siblings is available.
Education Details
Chris Voss earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University. Chris went on to receive a Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
As an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, he taught business negotiation in the MBA program.
Professional Career
Chris received hostage negotiation training at the FBI Academy in 1992.
He worked in the FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit for 24 years, and from 2003 to 2007, he was the FBI’s chief international hostage and kidnapping negotiator.
Chris was the lead negotiator on the Jill Carroll case in Iraq and the Steve Centanni case in the Gaza Strip in 2006. He oversaw hostage situations in the Philippines, Colombia, and Haiti.
Chris retired from the FBI in 2007 after working on more than 150 international hostage cases and founded The Black Swan Group. It provides negotiation skills consulting and training to businesses and individuals alike.
In 2019, he created and narrated The Art of Negotiation, a MasterClass.
Chris co-wrote the book Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended on It with journalist Tahl Raz in 2016.
Chris retired from the FBI in 2007 after working on more than 150 international hostage cases and founded The Black Swan Group podcast.
It provides negotiation skills consulting and training to businesses and individuals, based on lessons learned at Harvard Law School, Scotland Yard, and the FBI. These abilities transcend cultural boundaries and have been put to the test in negotiations all over the world.
Prior to 2008, Chris was the FBI’s lead international kidnapping negotiator, as well as the FBI’s hostage negotiation representative for the National Security Council’s Hostage Working Group.
During his government career, he also served as an expert in the kidnapping at two international conferences sponsored by the G-8.
Chris was the lead Crisis Negotiator for the FBI’s New York City Division before becoming the FBI’s lead international kidnapping negotiator. He also spent 14 years as a member of the New York City Joint Terrorist Task Force.
Christopher Voss Brandon, like his father, is an expert negotiator. Brandon is Black Swan’s thought leader. He is also mentioned in his father Chris’s book Never Split the Difference.
Net Worth and Salary
Chris Voss’ net worth is estimated to be $2 million.
Relationship Status
Chris Voss’ personal or romantic life is rarely discussed in the media. He is married to Maya Voss, with whom he has a son, Brandon Voss. Brandon, like his father, is a negotiator.
Body Measurements
He is a man of average height. Chris is 5 feet 7 inches tall (Approx. 1.70 m).
Social Media
His social media handles are unknown.
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Trivia
- Chris is a businessman, author, and academic from the United States.
- He used to be an FBI hostage negotiator. He was also the CEO of The Black Swan Group Ltd, an East Grinstead, England-based company.
- His net worth is estimated to be $2 million.
- Chris is 5 feet 7 inches tall (Approx. 1.70 m).
- He is married to Maya Voss.
