Neil Patton is a skilled negotiator, strategist, and consultant with over 25 years of experience across various industries.

He is passionate about enhancing his clients' negotiation capabilities and outcomes. By utilizing his expertise, Prethink clients can benefit from improved negotiation skills, effective strategies, negotiation leadership, and assistance during negotiations.

Additionally, Neil provides thorough follow-up to address post-negotiation issues, whether the negotiations were smooth or required third-party assistance.

Throughout his career, Neil has advised a significant list of clients, including Shell Canada, Chevron, Barrick Resources, the Canadian Army, Midwives Associations, multiple Canadian universities, GE Lighting, BC Hydro, Shaw Communications, Epcor, Essar/Algoma, Mosaic, Lehigh Cement, Suncor, and Alcan.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Philosophy from Queen's University in Ontario, a Master's degree in Liberal Studies from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, and a Master's degree in Industrial Relations from the University of Toronto.

In his personal life, Neil is an avid traveler who has visited many cities in South America, Asia, Europe, and throughout North America for his work and studies. He is proficient in English, French, and Spanish.

A self-proclaimed "negotiations geek" he also enjoys spending his leisure time second-guessing major global negotiations with friends and family, preferably on a ski chairlift at his second home in Whistler, B.C. His broad industry experience and passion for negotiations make him an exceptional consultant for those seeking to improve their negotiation skills and outcomes.

  • We have utilized Pre-think over several bargaining cycles to help our teams prepare, build a coherent strategy, and align our team members. Pre-think’s framework and approach is very effective and has helped us achieve excellent outcomes.

    Beverley Burns, Director, Employee & Labour Relations and Volunteer Services William Osler Health System

  • Pre-think was recommended as a provider for in-house negotiation training using a blend of theory and practice that enhanced our participants skills challenging some of our long held beliefs regarding collective bargaining that resulted in a number of improvements in our program.

    Robert Hessel, Labour Relations, Shell Canada Limited.