Barry Nixon
Executive Director
National Institute for Prevention of Workplace Violence

W. Barry Nixon, SPHR is the Executive Director, the National Institute for Prevention of Workplace Violence, Inc., a company focused on assisting organizations effectively address the emerging issue of workplace violence from a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary viewpoint. Having spent over twenty years in Human Resources and Organization Development in Fortune 500 companies Mr. Nixon is well grounded in the real issues companies face and in developing practical solutions based on having been there. He successfully developed and implemented Workplace violence programs in the late eighties before this issue was identified as a top organizational issue. As a consultant he has worked with large and small private and public organizations.

Prior to founding the National Institute for Prevention of Workplace Violence, Mr. Nixon studied 'General Management' in the Executive Management Program, University of Hawaii. This experience exposed him to business practices and the cultures of Pacific Rim countries and enriched his knowledge of cross cultural communication. He earned a masters degree in Human Resource Development from the New School for Social Research (New School University) and a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration from Northeastern University. Mr. Nixon also completed the Advanced Human Resource Management program at Babson College, as well as certification programs in Organization Development from National Training Laboratories, Systems Thinking from MIT, Equal Employment Opportunity & Affirmative Action from Cornell University's School of Industrial Relations, attended the highly acclaimed "Creating Competitive Advantage through Human Resources," program from the University of Michigan's School of Industrial Relations and is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). He is also a trained Mediator, certified Anger Management facilitator, Security Specialist and Trauma Response Specialist.