He completed his Ph.D. at the Program on Conflict Management and Negotiation at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. He received his MA in philosophy of education and BA in philosophy, both cum laude, from Tel-Aviv University, Israel. Prior to Creighton, Kuttner was a Visiting Researcher and Associate at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, where, among other research projects, he helped redesign and teach the Harvard mediation course, a joint course for law and MBA students, and hosted a symposium on Buddhism and Dialogue at Harvard Law School, which brought together leading Buddhist teachers and ADR scholars.