Yadvinder S. Rana
Adjunct Professor of Cross-cultural Negotiation @Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
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WORK HISTORY
Adjunct Professor of Cross-cultural Negotiation @Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Milan, IT
Research on M&A negotiations
EDUCATION
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Global Negotiations, Cross-cultural Negotiation and Influence
Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University
Doctorate in Business Administration, Cross-Border M&A Negotiations
Alliance Manchester Business School
MBA, International Business
Politecnico di Torino
Master of Science (MSc), Mechanical Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT YADVINDER S. RANA
Sales and procurement leaders face a practical challenge: reducing preparation time while delivering better negotiation outcomes consistently across their teams.**My research demonstrates that custom AI negotiation assistants deliver 48% better individual deal outcomes** while enabling teams to achieve superior results even in competitive, low-trust environments.**For sales teams:** achieving higher win rates, faster deal velocity, and better margin protection.**For procurement:** measurable negotiation improvements, reduced supplier risk, faster cycle times, and higher internal client satisfaction.**As a researcher, professor, and practitioner** who has spent my career engaged with the complexities of negotiation—from cross-cultural environments to M&A deals—I\'ve solved this problem. I developed the **ALIGN Framework**—a methodology that provides maximum negotiation expertise through completely customized AI assistants. Every implementation is built specifically for your company\'s processes, industry terminology, and negotiation contexts. This is negotiation expertise amplified through custom development tailored to your organization. I also partner with consulting firms and training organizations to integrate AI-augmented negotiation capabilities into their client services. I work with procurement and sales VPs who handle high-stakes negotiations—from strategic supplier relationships to complex deal structuring. My clients consistently achieve higher win rates, better margins, and faster deal cycles while building stronger stakeholder relationships.**Recent client implementations** include custom AI assistants for procurement teams managing multi-million supplier negotiations and sales organizations closing enterprise deals. All clients receive complete, perpetual license of their customized system instructions, ensuring long-term organizational capability building.**Ready to discuss?** If you want to scale negotiation excellence across your organization, let\'s talk about how custom AI assistants could deliver measurable competitive advantage for your team.
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