Andy Fox C.V.

An accomplished executive manager and labor leader with a diverse background in emergency services, union advocacy, local government, and dispute resolution. He has extensive expertise in mediating complex disputes, including traditional collective bargaining, interest-based bargaining facilitation, employment grievance mediations, EEO, and non-employment conflicts. Additionally, Mr. Fox has extensive experience in mediating and facilitating large public policy issues, dealing with land use, environmental, and business contract disputes.

Experience
Commissioner, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)
2019 - 2025

Deputy Fire Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department
1980 - 2018

Mayor / Councilmember, City of Thousand Oaks
1994 - 2018 (Six-Term)

Adjunct Professor, Pepperdine University School of Law
2008 - 2010

President, Chief Officers Association, Los Angeles Fire Department
2000 - 2004

President, United Firefighters Local #112 AFL-CIO
1984 - 1992

Education
Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CA — MA in Dispute Resolution
California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA — BA in Political Science
Harvard University Kennedy of School of Government — Certificate Program, State & Local Government

Skills

• Mediation

• Facilitation

• Public Policy

• Dispute Resolution

• Labor Management Training

• Conflict Resolution

• Executive Coaching

• Civic Engagement / Process

• Design

• Leadership Alignment