Experience

DEPLOY/US

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and CEO

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  DEPLOY/US is a nonpartisan 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing bipartisan solutions to climate change. DEPLOY/US works with and in support of an influential national network of leaders in the military, business, investment faith, youth, conservation, policy, and philanthropic communities. Named one of 10 "Need-to-Know Innovative Nonprofits" by 1% for the Planet, DEPLOY/US is the only nonprofit in the country focused exclusively on building the capacity of the entire ecosystem of organizations working right-of-center nationally on climate and clean energy, as a crucial foundation for bipartisan action. Dr. Yodsampa is available for speaking and media engagements. For more information about DEPLOY/US' work and strategy, visit www.deployUS.org or write to info@deployUS.org. Show less


CleanFiber (formerly UltraCell Insulation)
• Senior Advisor, Policy and Government

  • Jan 2016 - Present

Vantage Partners
• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Consultant

  • Jan 2016 - Sep 2019

Yodsampa Consulting
• CEO

  • Apr 2007 - Aug 2019


The Fletcher School at Tufts University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Researcher

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2013

  Served as Lead Researcher on multi-year "innovation research"​ efforts on resilience assessment, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, and human security. Worked with software developers and engineers to develop planning and assessment methodologies and software tools that have been been used by the NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan (NTM-A), US Department of State's Bureau of Conflict and Stability Operations (CSO), and Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. Research efforts were sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and administered by the Army Corps of Engineers and Office of Naval Research. Show less



Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

• Post-Doctoral Fellow, International Security Program

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2012

  Awarded pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships for dissertation research which developed a new theory of coordination, defined "coordinated results", and identified organizational systems and processes necessary for consistent coordinated results. Wrote case study on US civil-military coordination in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2009, based on interviews with 130 senior and mid-level experts who worked in or on Afghanistan during the eight years studied, including all four US ambassadors to Afghanistan; both Commanders of US Central Command; senior military commanders; senior development experts; policy makers from the US Departments of State and Defense, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the National Security Council; and NATO, UN, and NGO officials. Show less


Smith Richardson Foundation
• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee
• World Politics and Statecraft Fellow

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2010


Alliance for Peacebuilding

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder, Chair of the Board, Member of Executive Committee of the Board

  • 2002 - 2010

  With NGO and academic leaders, co-founded the Alliance for Peacebuilding. Served on leadership team that secured $1 million start-up grant. With NGO and academic leaders, co-founded the Alliance for Peacebuilding. Served on leadership team that secured $1 million start-up grant.


The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School
• Graduate Research Fellow

  • Sep 2007 - Jun 2008


Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Commissioner

  • Apr 1996 - Apr 2007

  Taught negotiation and conflict resolution to 1,000 government officials, military officers, and civil society leaders in US, Asia, Central and South America, Eastern Europe, and Africa. Lectured at US Institute of Peace, US Foreign Service Institute, Peace Corps, US Military Academy at West Point, National Defense University, US Special Forces at Fort Bragg, US Marine Corps University, Harvard Kennedy School, University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, Syracuse University, University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University. Led international conflict management initiatives, including multi-year effort to prevent and resolve violent inter-communal conflicts in Indonesia; consulted with Indonesian ministers of defense, human rights, environment, reconstruction, and decentralization. Established and directed FMCS’ Inter-Organizational Cooperation Program,. Worked with the US Departments of Defense and State, and USAID to strengthen interagency, civil-military, and multinational cooperation. Served with US diplomats on five-member US delegation to Stockholm Forum on Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation. Mediated labor-management negotiations and taught negotiation and conflict resolution to management and union leaders. Convened high-level interagency and public-private dialogues. Facilitated contentious public meetings, including environmental hearings and consultation in New York following collapse of World Trade Center. Awarded six Special Act Awards for “exceptional contributions to the Service.” Show less



Chaordic Commons

• Trustee and Member of the Executive Committee

  • 2001 - 2003

  Served as Trustee and Member of the Executive Committee of the Chaordic Commons, an organization founded by Dee Hock, the founder and former CEO of the Visa credit card association, and the author of "Birth of the Chaordic Age" (http://www.amazon.com/Birth-Chaordic-Age-Dee-Hock/dp/1576750744) Served as Trustee and Member of the Executive Committee of the Chaordic Commons, an organization founded by Dee Hock, the founder and former CEO of the Visa credit card association, and the author of "Birth of the Chaordic Age" (http://www.amazon.com/Birth-Chaordic-Age-Dee-Hock/dp/1576750744)



Rand Afrikaans University

• Fulbright Senior Scholar and Visiting Professor

  • Jan 2001 - Mar 2001

  Designed and taught Department of Political Studies' first course on international negotiation, conflict management, and peacebuilding as Fulbright Senior Scholar; recognized for exceptional student feedback. Designed and taught Department of Political Studies' first course on international negotiation, conflict management, and peacebuilding as Fulbright Senior Scholar; recognized for exceptional student feedback.



Harvard Business School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • 1994 - 1996

  Conducted research in US and abroad on international business, corporate social responsibility, public-private partnerships; co-authored case studies; co-produced documentary. Conducted research in US and abroad on international business, corporate social responsibility, public-private partnerships; co-authored case studies; co-produced documentary.



Harvard University, Center for International Affairs

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 1992 - 1992

  Assisted with development of automated system to provide early warning of violent inter-group conflict; co-authored paper presented at International Studies Association convention. Assisted with development of automated system to provide early warning of violent inter-group conflict; co-authored paper presented at International Studies Association convention.



Upper Valley Business Environmental Alliance

• Co-founder and co-director

  • Jan 1990 - Dec 1991

  Co-founded and co-directed regional association of business leaders dedicating to sustainable development, working with local political and environmental leaders; co-edited newsletter distributed to 1,000 business leaders. Co-founded and co-directed regional association of business leaders dedicating to sustainable development, working with local political and environmental leaders; co-edited newsletter distributed to 1,000 business leaders.