Sharad Kerur created and leads Resolution Pathways as its CEO whichassists people and organizations to resolve conflicts.   

With his knowledge, expertise, and experience, Sharad currentlyprovides:

• skills training in difficult conversations, mediation, negotiation, conflict resolution and collaborative communications skills
• "understanding-based" mediation services 
• personal,  business and conflict management coaching services
• assistance in the development of high-performing teams
• assessing workplace conflict management systems and implementing workplace fairness restoration measures 

He is Harvard-trained having obtaineda Certificate in Mediating Disputes and a Certificatein Negotiating Difficult Conversations from the Harvard NegotiationInstitute (Harvard Law School) and also holds a Certificate in DisputeResolution and an Advanced Certificate in Dispute Resolution,both from the University of York located in Toronto.

Sharadholds a Q.Med (Qualified Mediator)designation from the ADR Institute of Ontario, is an accredited C.C.Med (Chartered Community Mediator)from the Ontario Community Mediation Coalition, is a CINERGY® Certified Conflict Management Coach, and is a Certified Workplace Fairness Analyst accreditedby the Workplace Fairness Institute of Canada. He has also obtained a Certificate in Civil Procedures forNon-Lawyer Mediators from the ADR Institute of Ontario and his ConflictDynamics Profile (CDP) Certification through Eckerd College.  Sharad is currently studying Personal andBusiness Coaching through the Coach Academy (Canada).

Currently he is on the Community Mediation Roster and AssociateMediation Roster with St. Stephen's Community House (Conflict Resolution& Training), where he has also serves as an instructor in their mediation and conflict resolutiontraining programs and the mediation roster for the Office of the IndependentPolice Review Director (OIPRD).

He has been a guestlecturer for Humber College’s Alternative Dispute Resolution program and servedas a Dispute Resolution Educator, coach and instructor for YorkUniversity’s continuing education program in dispute resolution. 

For over 30 years, Sharad held senior level positions in theunion and association sectors. His most recent position was Executive Director of the Ontario Non-ProfitHousing Association (ONPHA), Canada’s largest non-profit housingassociation. As a result, he has a strong grasp on the “business” of non-profitorganizations and associations, and real-world experience in negotiation andmediation.