Peter Hutchinson

MEMBER SINCE: 2008

Peter is a courageous leader and problem solver, with a track record of transforming organizations and their strategies, processes, and systems in order to deliver greater results. He is a skilled facilitator with experience engaging leadership at the highest levels of government, non-profits and education. Peter is a former Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Finance, Superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools, a deputy mayor, a corporate vice president at the Dayton Hudson Corporation (now Target), and president of the Bush Foundation, one of Minnesota’s largest independent foundations. Most recently he served a the strategy lead for Accenture's Public Service Practice. Peter is also co-author with David Osborne of The Price of Government: Getting the Results We Need in an Age of Permanent Fiscal Crisis. He has written and spoken extensively on all dimensions of public sector performance including as the keynote speaker at the National Governors Association Annual Meeting on “Delivering Results.”

History of Employment

Position

Division

Organization

Start

End

Managing Director

Public Services Strategy

Accenture

2012

2017

President

The Bush Foundation

2007

2012

President

The Public Strategies Group Inc.

1991

2006

Superintendent

Minneapolis Public Schools

1993

1997

Commissioner

Minnesota Department of Finance

1989

1990

Vice President

External Affairs

Dayton Hudson Corporation

1980

1989

Chairman

Dayton Hudson Foundation

Dayton Hudson Corporation

1980

1989

Director

Metropolitan Programs

Dayton Hudson Corporation

1979

1980

Director, Public Affairs and Administration

Dayton Hudson Properties

Dayton Hudson Corporation

1976

1979

Deputy to the Mayor

City of Minneapolis

1975

1976

Manager

Irwin Management Company, Inc.

1973

1975

Director, Policy Research Staff

Department of Planning and Development

City of Trenton, Trenton, New Jersey

1972

1973

Designer

Peter Hutchinson Public Service Design

2017

Primary Policy Areas

Board Governance, Budget and Finance, Civic Engagement, Economy, Education, Government Operations/Innovation, Intergovernmental System/Federalism, Nonprofit/Philanthropy, Taxes, Urban Affairs

Primary Sector of Expertise

State

Primary Functions

Budgeting and Finance, Communications and Marketing, Change Management, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, Performance Measurement, Strategic Planning

Academy Studies

Office of Management and Budget: Strengthening Organizational Health and Performance in Government (in Progress)