Board Treasurer Robert Duncan earned a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA from Catholic University, and a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. A senior counsel at Hogan Lovells, he handles public interest litigation and previously served as the head of the firm’s Pro Bono practice. Robert is an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia School of Law. Prior to practicing law, Robert taught special-needs teenagers and managed programs for mentally disabled adults. Until Robert got involved with Negotiation Works, he hadn’t thought much about how integral the need, and therefore the ability, to negotiate is in our daily lives. That is undoubtedly because he had always “negotiated” naturally and, as a privileged white male, with great confidence and (tho unearned) authority. Arming those for whom such self-confidence and authority are often elusive due to their less privileged background and upbringing, and thereby enabling them to navigate successfully through differences of opinion and conflict, is a life skill gift that Negotiation Works offers. He is honored to be a part of this mission of empowerment through his participation in supporting Negotiation Works.