Peter Robinson

Peter is the Chief Program Officer and Morton L. Mandel Director of Strategic Implementation. In this role he works with the Academy’s program directors to develop projects and publications, as well as plans for impact and outreach. He provides support for framing, conducting, defining, and measuring the effect of the Academy’s projects and studies. He conducts outreach and collaboration to refine and extend the reach and influence of the Academy.

Peter joined the Academy from Devpost, a VC-backed startup and platform for leading companies, universities, and government entities to foster innovation through competitions and hackathons. His role there included business development, goal setting and metrics, and advising clients including GE, Ford, IBM, Microsoft, USDA, and AT&T. Prior to Devpost, Peter launched initiatives and managed partnerships for the New York City Economic Development Corporation during the Bloomberg administration. He has a bachelor’s in philosophy from Reed College, a master’s in economics from New York University, and an MBA from Yale School of Management.