Peter Blomquist is the principal of Blomquist International, consulting services focused on organizational development, philanthropy, and global engagement.
Previously, he served as:
Vice President of Constituency Development for Mercy Corps, a Northwest-based nonprofit humanitarian aid agency;
Director of the Better, Safer World Campaign, a coalition of nine U.S. nongovernmental organizations that worked to increase awareness about global poverty;
Executive Director of Global Partnerships, a private foundation whose mission is to unite business and community in sustainable solutions to poverty;
Executive Director of the Starbucks Foundation;
Regional Director, Northwest Office for CARE;
Faculty, Seattle University and University of Washington.
He has written occasional articles on international development, global travel and philanthropy, and teaches courses on global citizenship and social media at Seattle University and the University of Washington.