About

Peter is an Executive Director who leads the Public Sector and Higher Education practices nationally.  In this capacity, Peter is responsible for managing large one-off projects and multi-service line accounts for public sector and higher education institutions throughout North America. He has managed numerous projects involving Portfolio Optimization, Transaction Management, Strategic Planning, Public Private Partnerships (P3) and Transit Oriented Development.

Prior to joining C&W, Peter was Vice President at Vornado/Charles E. Smith, where he managed all facets of developmental planning including a proposed $1.0 billion mixed use project in Arlington, VA. Prior to Vornado, Peter was Senior Vice President with the Staubach Company (now Jones Lang LaSalle) where he led assignments involving leasing, strategic planning, development management, and acquisition/disposition services on behalf of public institutions and corporations. 

Peter started his CRE career with Arthur Andersen’s Real Estate Services Group. While there, he worked on a multitude of assignments for public and private sector clients including major corporations, pension funds, and banking institutions. He also worked in Russia managing strategies for establishing a free market system of land ownership and exchange.

Clients

• State of Missouri: Peter led a team that prepared a comprehensive plan for the State’s owned and leased facilities. The Office of Administration manages over 3.78 million square feet (msf) of state-owned facility space, over 8 msf of institutional space, and 3.23 msf of leased space. This includes 73 state-owned buildings and 325 leased buildings. The comprehensive plan focused on improving services across the state, consolidating space occupancy, disposing of leases/vacant facilities, and driving cost savings. 
• University of Oklahoma (OU): Worked with OU leadership to identify underutilized/surplus property for potential monetization.  Have categorized over 400 properties based on OU utilization, value, and ease of sale.  Developing a strategic plan to address key assets including off campus student housing, a private airport, and a multitude of commercial assets, including the University’s research park.  Have executed multiple leases as OU’s owner’s representative.
• University of South Florida:  Provided P3/development advisory services to USF for the development of the 130-acre “Claw” Golf Course on the edge of campus.  C&W led a project definition phase where we vetted USF’s, and the neighboring community’s goals and objectives, regarding future development of the site.  We conducted a developer RFQ solicitation process and received 15 submittals from national and regional development firms.  A development partner was selected in early 2025.
• Additional clients: State of New York, State of Rhode Island, State of North Carolina, Texas General Land Office (GLO), Broward County (FL), City of Miami (FL), Trinity Metro (Ft Worth, TX), Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority, Nashville Transit, Penn State University, University of Arkansas, Wake Forest University, Florida Polytech 

Education

• BS in Finance, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
• MS in Real Estate, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.