Derrick Chevalier

For more than 25 years, Derrick Chevalier has decoded the hidden strategies behind successful negotiations, he is an internationally recognized negotiation strategist, author, speaker, mediator, and creator of the CNSUF® (Comprehensive Negotiating Strategies Universal Framework)—a next-generation approach designed to help individuals and organizations predict responses, influence decisions, minimize risks, and maximize results.

With more than 25 years of experience in negotiation, consulting, leadership, sales, mediation, and business strategy, Derrick has guided professionals across industries and around the world. His 14-year association with negotiation legend Dr. Chester Karrass provided a foundation in negotiation excellence that he expanded into a modern, adaptive framework for the complex challenges of the 21st century.

His bestselling book, EVOLVE OR BE SLAUGHTERED: Negotiation for the 21st Century, challenges traditional negotiation thinking and delivers powerful strategies, tools, and insights for achieving better outcomes. As BenjaminC of Booksterr wrote, “A commanding, richly layered negotiation manual that shatters conventional wisdom and replaces it with a framework as rigorous as it is revelatory.”

As Executive Vice President of Harrison-Chevalier, Derrick continues to help executives, organizations, and professionals transform negotiation from a tactical skill into a strategic advantage.