Peter A. Reiling

Peter A. Reiling is an American businessman and executive vice president for leadership at the Aspen Institute.

Education In 1979, Reiling earned a B.S. in Foreign Service (BSFS) from Georgetown University. Afterwards he joined the Peace Corps and was sent to Togo, West Africa. In 1982 he was offered a job with the USAID in Niger. After 5 years in Africa he moved back to the US with additional studies at the Université libre de Bruxelles.

He is married to Denise Byrne and has two children.

Affiliations Co-founder of the Africa Leadership Initiative (ALI) Co-founder of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs Chairman of the board of the CALI Foundation Board member of Georgetown University’s Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation Board member of ALI/East Africa, ALI/West Africa and ALI/South Africa, MELI and the China Fellowship Program Member of the Council on Foreign Relations Trustee, officer, and senior moderator of the Aspen Institute

Honors "Outstanding Social Entrepreneur" by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship in Geneva