About Mori

Mori Taheripour has spent more than two decades helping people navigate some of the most consequential conversations of their lives, and what she's learned is this: the most effective negotiators aren't performers. They're unapologetically authentic.

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A globally recognized negotiation expert, Mori is a 12-time award-winning faculty member at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a bestselling author, and one of the most sought-after speakers and advisors in her field. Her work reaches audiences across industries, borders, and sectors, from Fortune 100 boardrooms, major sports leagues, professional associations, and government agencies to nonprofits and conference stages around the world.

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Her bestselling book, Bring Yourself: How to Negotiate Fearlessly, is an invitation to reimagine what negotiation can be. Not a battle, but a conversation. Not a performance, but an opportunity to show up with curiosity, authenticity, and genuine connection.

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Her clients include Equitable, Goldman Sachs Foundation, Google, Live Nation, Major League Baseball, Medtronic, the National Football League, the National Basketball Players Association, PwC, The Timberland Company, United Parcel Service, Wasserman, Wells Fargo, the US Agency for International Development, and the White House Fellows Program, among many others.

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Mori's work and ideas have been featured across some of the most respected media platforms in the world, including Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, ESPN, Inc. Magazine, and Marketplace. She has also been a guest on more than 100 podcasts, including Aspire with Emma Grede, Chai Tea with Nina D., The Bright Side: A Hello Sunshine Podcast, We Can Do Hard Things, Her Money with Jean Chatzky, The Next Chapter by American Express Business Class, and the goop podcast.

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Beyond the classroom and the boardroom, Mori is deeply committed to the causes she believes in. She serves on the board of directors for USA Track & Field, is a commissioner for the Women's Refugee Commission, and is a founding member of the advisory board for the Sport Leadership and Administration Program at UMass Boston. She is also a trustee emeritus for the Women's Sports Foundation.

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Mori holds a BA from Barnard College of Columbia University and an MBA from the Wharton School.