PETER MCATEER serves as Managing Director for SustainLearning LLC, a firm dedicated to developing more sustainable organizations. Peter previously served as CEO of Corporate University Research, Managing Director for Harvard Business Publishing and Director of Learning & Knowledge Management Services for the United Nations Development Program. He has also served as Senior Advisor, Principle Advisor and Strategic Advisor to numerous companies on sustainability, business transformation and product innovation. He has lived and worked in more than 55 countries.
Peter has served as adjunct faculty and guest speaker at several universities around the world including Columbia University's Graduate School of International and Public affairs (SIPA), ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain, the University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, and Inter American University, Puerto Rico. He has published articles and commentary in Directors and Boards, the ASTD Journal, the Harvard Business Review, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the European Business Forum and Reuters Business Insights. His most recent books are Leading the Sustainable Organization - The Quest for Ethical Brands and a Culture of Sustainable Innovation (2025, Anthem Press), Pathways to Action, How Keystone Organizations Can Lead the Fight for Climate Change (2022, Anthem Press), and Sustainability is the New Advantage, Leadership, Change and the Future of Business (2019 and updated 2021, Anthem Press).