Alan E. Gross

Alan E. Gross, Ph.D.

Alan Gross has mediated, arbitrated, facilitated, and trained for more than 20 years at many venues in New York City where he is currently serving as the Special Projects Coordinator and Board Member for the New York Peace Institute (formerly Safe Horizon Mediation). He has previously acted as Senior Director, Training Coordinator, and 9/11 Family Mediation Coordinator for Safe Horizon. That work with 9/11 victims was recognized with a US Department of Justice Volunteer for Victims Award. He has also acted as ombudsman for the American Psychological Association and the New York Mayor’s Action Center, as an arbitrator for AAA, FINRA, and attorney-client fee disputes, and as a mediator for the Post Office and the US Army. He is the recipient of the 2011 ADR Achievement Award from the Association for Conflict Resolution, Greater NY Chapter. Gross holds MBA and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University and was formerly Psychology Professor and Department Chair at the University of Maryland, a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and the author of a textbook and more than 50 chapters, and articles related to conflict resolution and social psychology. He is a Founding Member of Mediators Beyond Borders and an adjunct professor at New York University's Center for Global Affairs.