Peter Robinson 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 B.C. Housing, a provincial crown corporation. He 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 under which immigration and refugee detainees are held in British Columbia.

Robinson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography, as well as diplomas in Community Economic Development and Fish and Wildlife Management. He is currently completing a master’s program in Conflict Analysis and Management. An avid outdoors person, Robinson spends as much time as he can in the Coast Mountains, or kayaking among the Gulf Islands.