Peter Robinson is CEO of Mountain Equipment Coop, a retail consumer co-operative whose core purpose is "to support people in achieving the benefit of self propelled wilderness oriented recreation".

Peter began his career as a park ranger working in wilderness areas throughout British Columbia. He became CEO of Mountain Equipment Co-op in May of 2000, prior to which he was CEO of BC Housing, a provincial crown corporation.

Peter also does ongoing humanitarian work with the Red Cross, including previous missions in the United States to manage disaster shelters, and as a delegate monitoring prison conditions with the International Red Cross in Rwanda. He currently leads a team that monitors the conditions of Chinese migrants detained in Canada.

Peter holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography, as well as diplomas in Community Economic Development and Fish & Wildlife Management. He is currently completing a Master's program in Conflict Analysis and Management at Royal Roads University. An avid outdoors person, Peter spends as much time as he can in the Coastal Mountains, or kayaking among the Gulf Islands.