Peter N. Goldwasser
Founder & Principal, PNG Group

Peter Goldwasser, Esq., has two decades of experience working across the public and private sectors, advising companies, non-profits and individuals on how to make a positive impact on the toughest issues. He is known for a leadership style that clients and colleagues characterize as authentic, creative, and empowering. From providing counsel to executives on social, political and business affairs, to working on the ground with community stakeholders, his focus is always on finding the central space where progress happens—building coalitions that transform challenging, diverse and often conflicting ideas into concrete strategy and actions.  Peter brings the best of both for-profit and non-profit solutions to help clients thrive and achieve success for the communities and customers they serve. 

Prior to founding PNG Group in 2016, Peter served as Deputy Director at Cities of Service, a national nonprofit of Bloomberg Philanthropies that helps mayors amplify the knowledge, creativity, and service of their citizens. Before that, he provided strategy on fundraising, organizational growth and impact advocacy to Girl Rising, a global advocacy non-profit that uses the power of storytelling to change the way the world values girls and their education.

From 2010 to 2013, Peter served as Chief Program Officer in the Office of Policy and Strategic Planning under former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, where he directed multi-agency efforts addressing education, immigration and anti sex-trafficking.  His work on the Administration’s signature Chronic Absenteeism Task Force involved the creation of the largest in-school mentoring program in the country.

Before working in city government, Peter was General Counsel at the nation’s premier cycling and pedestrian advocacy organization, Transportation Alternatives, where he developed and implemented its legislative, political and partnership agendas, creating safer, greener and more equitable communities.  Under his leadership, the organization secured the passage of several landmark pieces of legislation including  “Bankers & Barristers for Bikes”.

Peter is an avid supporter of public libraries and serves in various leadership positions at the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL). In 2015, he created the library’s junior board, which he subsequently chaired for five years, as well as launching BPL’s national Literary Prize. From 2018 to 2020, he chaired the NYC Board of the national non-profit Back on My Feet. He holds a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and received his BA from New York University. 

Peter lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife and daughter where he can often be found running, biking, attempting to garden and exploring all sorts of hidden parks.