Peter C. Goldmark, Jr.

Peter C. Goldmark, Jr.
Peter C. Goldmark, Jr.
Born	(1940-12-02) December 2, 1940 (age 76)
Residence	Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	United States of America
Alma mater	Harvard University
Occupation	Environmentalist, journalist, director of governmental, philanthropic, and media organizations
Organization	Newsday
Parent(s)	Peter C. Goldmark, Frances Trainer Salant

Peter C. Goldmark, Jr. is an environmentalist whose career has included leadership in major governmental, philanthropic, newsmedia and environmental organizations. Goldmark retired in 2010 as director of the Environmental Defense Fund’s climate and air program. He was previously the chairman and CEO of the International Herald Tribune, the president of the Rockefeller Foundation, the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the budget director for the State of New York. He is noted for being an advocate for social causes and environmental issues in many of his assignments. He was responsible for management of multi-billion-dollar budgets in some of his posts.

Goldmark is the son of Peter Carl Goldmark, who led the development of LP records and invented the first practical color television, among other innovations, and the former Frances Trainer. He graduated from Harvard University in 1962. Thereafter he taught at the Putney School in Vermont for two years, where he met his wife, née Aliette Marie Misson. Goldmark has reportedly maintained a residence in Brooklyn, New York since his tenure with the Rockefeller Foundation.

Goldmark's career has spanned several tracks, including government, management, finance, philanthropy, journalism and environmentalism.

Goldmark was selected for responsible positions in government at a young age, starting with heading the Massachusetts Department of Human Services at age 30. He next was the budget director of the State of New York under Governor Hugh L. Carey from 1975 to 1977 where he was credited with being the architect of the rescue of both the state and New York City from a budget crisis. Next, he headed the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as executive director for eight years, where he was credited with “having transformed a sluggish bistate agency into an energetic vehicle for regional economic improvement.” He also worked for several other New York politicians, including New York City mayor, John Lindsay, in 1970 as chief of staff and governor, Eliot Spitzer, as co-chair of his transition team.