As Executive Director, member of the Academic Council Executive and Rector's Office, and Chair of the Executive Team, Peter oversees the management and operations of the university in support of our strategic vision.  A key aspect is to support student agency and engagement and to continue to cultivate the university as a student-centered institution which empowers learners through trust and authentic responsibility.

Peter’s background as an educational leader, along with his values of international cooperation and a mission to promote sustainability through education, is aligned with PCU’s mission, vision and goals. He has demonstrated a deep commitment to ensuring students are at the heart of the educational experience, while building a cohesive faculty and staff.

Peter has spent the last twenty years in leadership positions within the United World Colleges network of influential and highly-esteemed international schools. He started at the United World College (UWC) of the Adriatic in Italy in 2005 as Head of Economics and IB Coordinator, before assuming the roles of Director of Studies and Deputy Head in 2007, and ultimately Head or Rettore of the College in 2008. He was appointed Head of College at UWC Maastricht in the Netherlands when this well-established international school joined the UWC network in 2012. Finally, Peter moved to Wales in 2017 to serve as Principal of UWC Atlantic. Atlantic College is the founding college of the UWC movement, itself established in 1962, and one of the three international schools that created and launched the original International Baccalaureate programme in 1968.

Peter has a Bachelor’s of Commerce degree from Queen’s University in Canada, as well as a Master’s in Art History and doctoral studies in Architectural History from the University of Toronto. He started his working life with several years at Procter and Gamble in sales and marketing before moving to his passion and vocation in a career in education, first as a teacher of Economics, History, and World Arts and Cultures at Upper Canada College and later as Head of Colleges around the world. Peter has also served in many capacities with the International Baccalaureate (IB) and Council of International Schools (CIS) as an examiner, team leader, workshop leader, and working group member. He is currently a member of the Council of International Schools university and school leaders working group and an IB Evaluation Leader.