Steve Barber has been a pioneer in the introduction of non-adversarial negotiations and communications to the public and private sector labor and policy negotiations. Barber has served as the aide to state legislators, a deputy director in California’s Health and Welfare Agency, and as the deputy director of the Public Employment Relations Board. After sparking the establishment of CFIER, barber left state service in 1990 to consult with clients in both the private and public sector.
