Scott Tillema

Scott Tillema has over 20 years of law enforcement experience in the Chicago area and is an FBI trained hostage negotiator.

Educationally, Scott holds a master’s degree in psychology, a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science, and has received training at Harvard University’s Program on Negotiation.

Today, as a partner at The Negotiations Collective, an international negotiations training firm, he provides organizational training and keynote speaking around the concepts of influence and conflict resolution.

Scott currently serves the human resources field by teaching professionals how to navigate difficult conversations with skill and confidence using principles from crisis negotiation.