He holds a Ph.D. in Management from the University of New South Wales (Australia), an LL.M. from the London School of Economics, and an LL.B. from Warwick University (England). In his career as a labor arbitrator and mediator, he has heard hundreds of disputes in a wide variety of industrial settings. He is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators. He has conducted research and published in numerous fields including labor relations, fair employment practices, industrial discipline, and dispute resolution. He resides in Houston and has a second office in Tampa. His e- mail address is markrsherman@att.net.