Peter Hutchinson
Senior Fellow

Peter Hutchinson

Member Since 2026

Biography

Mr. Hutchinson is a talented leader and problem solver, with a track record of transforming organizations and their strategies, processes, and systems to deliver greater results. He is a skilled facilitator with experience engaging leadership at the highest levels of government, non-profits, and education. Mr. Hutchinson 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 as 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
Designer Peter Hutchinson Public Service Design 2017 Present
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, Minnesota 1975 1976
Manager Irwin Management Company, Inc. 1973 1975
Director, Policy Research Staff Department of Planning and Development City of Trenton, New Jersey 1972 1973

Expertise

Primary Sector

State

Primary Functions

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