Peter Goldmark

Peter Goldmark currently works as an independent consultant in the areas of philanthropy, climate policy, international affairs and development, and organizational development in the social change field. He directed the Climate and Air program for the Environmental Defense Fund from 2003 through 2010. Prior to joining Environmental Defense, he was Chairman and CEO of the International Herald Tribune. His public service was highlighted by his tenure as Budget Director for the State of New York from 1975-1977 during the city- and state-wide fiscal crisis where he was an architect of its rescue; as Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 1977 to 1985; and as Secretary of Human Services in Massachusetts from 1971-1974.

He served as president of the Rockefeller Foundation from 1988 through 1997, encouraging its involvement in environmental issues, particularly as they related to energy and climate change.

Mr. Goldmark was a trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (1982-1988), member of the Board of Overseers and Chair of Harvard University’s Finance Committee (1984-1990), a director of Knight Ridder Inc. (1991-1998), a director of the Dreyfus Third Century Mutual Fund (1992-1998), member of the National Commission on Civic Renewal (1997-1998), trustee of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (2000-2007) and trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation. In addition, he served as a board member of Lend Lease Corporation (1999-2014), and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr. Goldmark is a recipient of many awards, including the Wilson Wyatt National Award for Urban Revitalization and the Legion of Honor, France. He has taught courses in public policy and management at the JFK School of Government, Harvard; Yale College; The New School, New York; Brandeis University; and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (formerly the Woodrow Wilson School), as Visiting Professor of Public and International Affairs.

He holds a B.A. from Harvard University and several honorary degrees, and mentors a dozen young leaders from around the globe.