Bio/CV
Peter Drevno is the chief development officer for UC Berkeley's Office of Energy, Climate and Environment, where he leads the office's philanthropic strategy and donor engagement.
Peter brings more than a decade of experience in higher education advancement, along with a longstanding commitment to sustainability and environmental innovation. Most recently, he served as executive director of development, major gifts at Santa Clara University, where he led fundraising strategy and a team of development professionals advancing university-wide priorities. His work spanned a broad range of initiatives, including sustainability, campus decarbonization, research, and faculty and student excellence. Throughout his advancement career, Peter has built strategic philanthropic partnerships, cultivated principal and major gift relationships, and connected donor interests with institutional priorities to support transformative initiatives.
Prior to transitioning to higher education advancement, Peter worked in sustainable agriculture and food systems, including roles with UC Santa Cruz's Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems and Tradin Organics, a global supplier of organic agricultural products.
Peter attended The Colorado College where he received a B.A. in sociology. He earned an MBA from Santa Clara University.
