Roger Dummer Fisher (1922-2012) served on the Harvard Law School faculty from 1958 to 2012. He was a Lecturer on Law 1958-1960; Professor of Law 1960-1976; Samuel Williston Professor of Law 1976-1992; and an Emeritus professor 1992-2012. He was co-founder and director of the Harvard Negotiation Project which began in 1979.
Research: Negotiation and conflict resolution, alternative dispute resolution, international law.
Education: Harvard College A.B. 1943; Harvard Law School LL.B. 1948.
Selected Scholarship / Representative Publications: “International Conflict for Beginners” (1969); “Getting to Yes: Negotiating Without Giving In” (co-author, first published 1981); “Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate” (co-author, 2005).
Noteworthy Appointments: Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General, Department of Justice, 1956-1958; Executive Producer of the Peabody Award-winning television program “The Advocates,” 1969-1974 and 1978-1979; Co-founder, Conflict Management Group.