Ofer Sharone is an Assistant Professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management where he teaches negotiations.  Sharone joined the MIT Sloan School faculty after receiving his Ph.D. in sociology at UC Berkeley.  His research focuses on the practices and experiences of white-collar professionals in searching for and negotiating the terms of new employment.  His studies are primarily cross-national comparisons and utilize in-depth interviews and participant observations.  Sharone also holds a JD from Harvard Law School.  In his legal practice he has acted as lead negotiator in complex project finance transactions in Japan, Indonesia, and the United States.