Patrick Field

Patrick Field is the Managing Director of North American Programs at CBI, Associate Director of the MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program, and Senior Fellow, the University of Montana Public Policy Research Institute.
Patrick has helped thousands of stakeholders reach agreement on natural resource, land use, water and air issues across the United States and Canada. He is experienced at working with diverse, large groups, including those in high conflict and those seeking collaborative action. He is experienced working with and in between local, regional, state, and federal governments. Patrick is also a practiced, dynamic trainer and lecturer, delivering curricula to professionals across sectors of North America. He has worked with socially disadvantaged, Native American, First Nation, and other diverse organizations and groups.

Patrick is listed on the roster of conflict resolution professionals of the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution and the Massachusetts Office of Dispute Resolution. He holds an M.C.P. in Urban Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is co-author of the award-winning book, Dealing with an Angry Public, as well as numerous journal articles and research papers. He was born and raised on a ranch in rural western Colorado and currently resides in Watertown, Massachusetts.