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Dr. Ehrmann is a founder
and Senior Partner of the Meridian
Institute.
Dr. Ehrmann is one of
the most highly skilled and sought after
facilitators in the field. He has pioneered
the use of collaborative processes for two
decades, using it for everything from
conflict resolution to creative processes
like organizational planning for the future.
He has led projects in national and
international forums; in public policy
arenas involving legislation, negotiated
regulations and Federal Advisory Committees;
in organizational management settings; and
with stakeholder groups advising individual
companies. For the most part, his work has
focused on the environment, natural
resources issues, and the economic and
social challenges associated with developing
sustainable practices for communities and
industries.
In addition to his
extensive involvement in facilitating
collaborative processes, Dr. Ehrmann also
works to promote the use of collaborative
decision-making. He gives lectures and has
published numerous articles on collaborative
decisions in public policy issues. He also
serves as an adjunct faculty member for the
University of Wyoming and provides advice to
the Institute and School of Environment and
Natural Resources on the use of
collaborative problem solving in natural
resource decision-making.
Dr. Ehrmann received his
undergraduate degree from Macalester College
and his Ph.D. in Natural Resource Policy and
Environmental Dispute Resolution from the
University of Michigan, School of Natural
Resources. His doctoral dissertation
involved developing a practice-based model
of the policy dialogue, which can be applied
to both practice and research. Between 1983
and 1997, Dr. Ehrmann was executive vice
president at the Keystone Center, Keystone,
Colorado. In September 1997 he left Keystone
to found the Meridian Institute. |
