Alonzo Emery

Alonzo Emery is a Consultant with Triad Consulting Group who has taught negotiation in Harvard’s graduate programs for over a decade. Alonzo works with corporate executives, lawyers, civil society leaders, government officials, and educators from around the world, helping them develop effective conflict management strategies and engage in meaningful cross-cultural dialogue. 

Alonzo has led projects and workshops for HSBC, Salesforce, the US Department of Justice, the National Institutes of Health, the US Office of Special Counsel, the Asian Development Bank, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and JSW Law School in the Kingdom of Bhutan, among others.

Alonzo speaks Mandarin and lived in China for a decade, serving as an Assistant Professor of Comparative Jurisprudence at Renmin University of China Law School from 2010 to 2013. During that time, they launched the Renmin University Disability Law Clinic, the first law school clinic in China dedicated exclusively to serving people with disabilities. In recognition of their contributions to promoting transnational dialogue, the National Committee on US-China Relations named Alonzo to its Public Intellectuals Program in 2014. 

Alonzo received their BA from Yale University, cum laude, and their JD from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude. They have also studied at the University of Cape Town, Tsinghua University, Taiwan University, and Peking University. 

When they are not teaching or traveling for work, Alonzo likes to spend time with family in northern California and southern China.