Introducing Jonny Schauder — VIC Family Wealth Peer Group Chair
A registered psychologist, facilitator, and advisor to families, enterprises, and institutions, Jonny brings a distinctive ability to unpack complex challenges — combining deep behavioural insight with structured, actionable thinking.
About Jonny
Jonny Schauder is a registered psychologist, facilitator, and consultant renowned for tackling complex “wicked problems” across families, enterprises, and institutions. Former Chair of the Family Mediation Centre, founder of multiple businesses, and author of eight books, Jonny works at the intersection of psychology, strategy, family, community, and governance. As a father of nine and former CEO, he brings lived insight into leadership, systems, and human dynamics. He also plays masters soccer.
Background
Jonny has led high-stakes negotiations, cultural transformations, and board-level strategy processes across corporate, community, government, and family enterprise systems. He has taught negotiation and conflict resolution at Harvard Law School alongside luminaries such as Roger Fisher, author of Getting to Yes, and lectured in Monash’s MBA and Faculty of Economics programs on negotiation, services marketing, and strategy. His approach combines deep interpersonal psychology with commercial acumen, enabling rigorous thinking alongside practical execution.
Areas of Interest
A collaboration specialist, Jonny is passionate about making complex human and organisational challenges understandable — and actionable. He excels at untangling high-conflict, high-emotion, or high-risk situations into clear patterns, practical tools, and sequential steps. His clients consistently describe his insights as surprising, illuminating, and immediately valuable.
Chairing Style
Jonny’s style is inclusive, energetic, and tightly run to time. He invites every voice into the room while keeping the conversation purposeful and moving. By blending humour with discipline and insight, he ensures even tough discussions are engaging, structured, and productive. Members leave meetings feeling heard, clearer, and more confident to act.