Peter Crawley has led at the intersection of strategic consulting, real estate and sustainability for more than fifteen years, serving as the principal advisor to top real estate owners and scores of operating companies. Peter has helped the executive teams at these enterprises develop and implement highly profitable Sustainability Strategies. Prior to joining SR Inc, Peter served as the Director of Sustainability Services at the environmental engineering firm EBI Consulting, as well as Director of the Sustainable Business Leader Program of MA. He has also taught on Sustainability, Leadership, and Corporate Social Responsibility as an adjunct professor at Boston College’s Carroll School of Business.
Peter began his career in real estate development and has managed the design and permitting process for mixed use projects as large as $300 million. He has worked in real estate acquisitions, finance, and planning for companies such as John Hancock Properties, Meredith Management and the Boston Redevelopment Authority. Peter has also managed more than fifty (50) corporate Sustainability Audits that improved operational efficiencies in areas such as energy, waste, water, carbon, transportation, toxicity, and human behaviors for top real estate owners like Equity Office Properties and New Boston Fund as well as at leading operating companies.
Peter is LEED accredited and has deep experience working on energy efficiency issues, product life cycle improvements, and greenhouse gas measurement, reduction, and reporting. He has worked on numerous LEED certification and high-performance building projects, and designed and implemented company-wide behavioral change programs to advance sustainability goals and enhance employee engagement.
Peter received his BA from Amherst College, his MS in Real Estate from Columbia University and his MA in Sustainability & Environmental Management from Harvard University.