Ric Keller is a Professor of the Practice at the Hamilton School.  A graduate of Harvard University and Vanderbilt Law School, Keller is an attorney and former U.S. Congressman. His focus area is helping leaders disagree better without losing trust.

Keller served in the U.S. House of Representatives for eight years. In Congress, he was a member of the Judiciary and Education Committees and Chaired the Higher Education Subcommittee. Keller was also a trial attorney for twenty-five years.

Keller has written articles about civility published by the Harvard Crimson, authored an award-winning book, Chase the Bears, and delivered a popular TEDx Talk, The Power of Self-Deprecating Humor.