Consultant Profile
Roy Johnson is a partner and co-founder of The Neutral Zone. He has been an arbitrator, mediator, facilitator, investigator, and trainer for over 30 years who works with individuals, communities, and public and private-sector organizations to resolve disputes and improve communication, teamwork, leadership, and organizational effectiveness, and resolve disputes ranging from interpersonal complaints to complex multi-issue conflicts. He is a sought-after national conference speaker on topics such as diversity, inclusion, unconscious or implicit bias, and workplace respect and bullying. He's the co-author of "Turning Conflict into Profit," a top-selling book in the field of conflict resolution.
Roy holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Alberta and an MA from Simon Fraser University. He also has a post-graduate diploma in Adult Education from the University of BC, and a Certificate of Conflict Resolution from the Justice Institute of BC. Roy is ProSci® certified in organizational change management, and ADRIC certified in alternative dispute resolution.
Roy has served as a member of the BC Police Complaints Resolution Roster, Governor and faculty member of the Justice Institute of BC, Panel Chair of the BC Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal, and Board Director of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of BC. Currently, Roy volunteers with various LGBTQ2S+ organizations and is involved in strata governance in Canada and the United States.
Since 2005, Roy has also served as Vice-President of a boutique real estate development firm, developing unique heritage and modern multi-unit homes in Canada and the US, work that gives him a practical, ground-level understanding of the operational and governance challenges facing the organizations he advises.
Roy specializes in delivering keynote addresses and training on communication, teamwork, leadership development, organizational conflict and dispute resolution, mediation, management consulting, executive coaching, workplace bullying rehabilitation, human rights, respectful workplace investigation, and trauma-informed practice.
In minutes of free time, Roy enjoys sailing and building things. He lives with his husband of over 25 years and their two maniacal dogs in Vancouver.
