About Nick 

Dr. Nick Pozek is an educator, mediator, and strategist with extensive experience leading ambitious projects and cross-disciplinary teams. In his role as Assistant Director of the Parker School of Foreign & Comparative Law at Columbia University, Nick conceptualizes and organizes conferences, symposia, lecture series, research projects, and events about geopolitics, international law, and globalization. He also holds a joint appointment in the Hong Yen Chang Center on Chinese Legal Studies and the Center for Japanese Legal Studies. Nick is president-elect for the greater New York chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR-GNY), a member of the Committee for Intellectual Property of the College Art Association, and vice chair of the Board of Trustees of Global Community Charter School—an International Baccalaureate school in New York’s Harlem neighborhood. He serves on the advisory boards of educational organizations, including Actionable Innovations Global, Immersed Global, and the Global Studies Research Network.

Previously, Nick held leadership roles at prominent cultural and educational organizations, including the League of American Orchestras, Asia Society, and Carnegie Museum of Art.

Nick received his doctorate in educational leadership from Wilkes University after earning his BFA and MAM degrees from Carnegie Mellon University. He has also received graduate certificates from Berkeley Law,  Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Gabelli School of Business, and New York University. Nick is a BDO Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional and holds the Certified Negotiation Expert designation from the Real Estate Business Institute and the Negotiation Professional Certificate from the American Negotiation Institute. He has also completed the Civic Engagement & Leadership Development program at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies and the Global Chinese Philanthropy Research and Training Program at UCLA.

Among his many affiliations, Nick is an active member of Mediators Beyond Borders International, the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), and the Association for Asian Studies.