Peter Sobel Email & Phone Number

Scotch Plains, Nj, Us

Building strategic relationships with Foundations, Funds, National Laboratories and other organizations to help the world decarbonize, develop climate and extreme weather resilient systems and integrate renewable and sustainable energy generation and transmission and distribution initiatives.

Over 30 years of leading global innovative brand, reputation and revenue enhancing initiatives with social impact at the cross section of industry, academia, and non-governmental organizations:• Social Responsibility/Impact Strategy and Implementation• Strategic Alliances and Partnerships• New Business Development• Corporate Citizenship• Philanthropy• Science and Technology Solutions for Humanitarian Problems • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education

Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

Implement a Global Affairs/Advocacy Program

Expanded international visibility, reputation, engagement, impact and revenue in North America, Asia, Australia and Europe. • Led market research, engagement and negotiations to bring The Science behind Pixar to over 600,000 people and drive millions of dollars in revenue from tours in Canada, Asia and Europe.• Expanded and deepened the Museum of Science brand in Europe and Asia with peer institutions leading to new market opportunities and new business for traveling exhibits and engineering curriculum. • Opened Australia Market to Engineering is Elementary Curriculum, Multi-million dollar grant enabling implementation in every State and Territory of the country.

New Brunswick, Nj

Raised millions of dollars in significant new funding and developed strategic collaborations in support of Basic Science Research for the School of Arts and Science.• Secured foundational support for the Center for Quantum Materials Synthesis from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation creating an international resource and facility for this new field.• Established/grew new funding initiatives for the Mathematics Department with the Simons Foundation enabling faculty to conduct new research.

• Increased fundraising revenue by 40%, growing research, outreach and educational programming around earth sciences and climate change.• Redesigned website - ldeo.columbia.edu -making more information accessible to the public and academics.• Expanded media relations, community outreach and visibility initiatives around climate change research growing engagement with key audiences.

• Developed and implemented a global business growth strategy focused on Europe, China, Japan, and India.• Built an International team of 24, and four offices, to extend policy, scholarly programs, standards development, university education, conference activities and publishing. • Established partnerships with governments, non-governmental organizations, corporations and academic institutions to extend and enhance strategic priorities.• Created a platform for engineers to apply technology and engineering solutions in the developing world via engineeringforchange.org in partnership with ASME and Engineers Without Borders.

· • Launched social impact partnerships with: United Nations Foundation, Vodafone Foundation, and corporate professional development and business partnerships with IBM and Boeing.• Increased philanthropic support and managed the IEEE Foundation and staff.• Drove special projects to promote growth in emerging markets: India and China.

• Created the Corporate and Foundation Relations program for the largest public health sciences university in the nation.• Raised more than $20M within 14 months, supervised Corporate and Foundation Relations staff. • Led strategy development, relationship building, solicitation and stewardship of major corporations (pharmaceutical, biotechnology) and philanthropic foundations.

School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, Graduate School of EducationRaised significant funds for two schools at Rutgers University during a $500M CampaignBuilt relationships with corporate, foundation and individual prospects and donorsConducted a successful campaign for an endowed Chair at the Graduate School of EducationDeveloped a high level advisory board for the School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies and successfully completed their capital campaign * exceeding goals

• Initiated and implemented Monitor client satisfaction program for elite Fortune 500 clients. • Generated $20M in revenue per year through an alumni relations new business development initiative.• Grew the national employee engagement/community involvement program, Involve, for 100,000 staff using regional managers and International relationships.

· • Directed, and implemented all facets of a $1.6 million National Science Foundation funded public engagement initiative for underserved urban families in math and science. • Spokesperson, advocate, fund raiser and developer of public-private partnerships.

Directed three major community relations initiatives including the signature program, MCI Homework Hotline.Created, planned and implemented government and community relations initiativesProduced educational projects, promotions, executive speeches, media relations and press conferences Evaluated grant requests for the corporate foundation

Researched, created, produced promotional brochures, quarterly newsletter and media outreach initiativesDesigned and directed the strategic outreach plan for Yale*s $1.5 billion capital campaignServed as media spokesperson for an annual $124 million fundraising effort

Conducted research, analysis on policy and proposed legislationComposed speeches, correspondence and Congressional Record Statements on legislative issues. Served as a liaison with Federal and State Executive and Legislative branches