Monica Giannone

Biography

Monica Giannone is an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School where she teaches courses in negotiation. Giannone’s teaching and work focuses on international climate negotiations, value-based conflict and dialogue, process design, and power in negotiation. She is the founding Director of the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Collaboratory (NCRC) at HKS’s Center for Public Leadership, leading a multifaceted portfolio of academic research, curriculum development, and engagement with faculty across Harvard, students, and external practitioners.

Within NCRC, she co-leads Turn the Tide, a globally accessible curriculum and training platform that equips hundreds of climate negotiators each year with the tools to navigate high-stakes, multilateral negotiations. She also directs Why It Worked, a global research initiative examining how some of the world’s most protracted conflicts have transitioned to durable peace, producing practical tools such as the Propeller Toolkit and contributing to a Negotiation Journal Special Issue. In addition, she oversees the Negotiation Coaching Clinic, an intensive program that runs every semester and trains students and alumni coaches through one-on-one coaching, live simulations, and structured reflection. Her global engagement through NCRC includes work with democracy movements, climate delegations, and stakeholders in regions of entrenched conflict.