Biography
Peter Hayes is Honorary Professor, Center for International Security Studies, Sydney University, Australia, and Director, Nautilus Institute in Berkeley, California. He works at the nexus of security, environment, and energy policy problems. Best known for innovative cooperative engagement strategies in North Korea, he has developed techniques at Nautilus Institute for seeking near-term solutions to global security and sustainability problems and applied them in East Asia, Australia, and South Asia.
Peter has worked for many international organizations, including the UN Development Programme, the Asian Development Bank, and the Global Environment Facility. He was the founding director of the Environment Liaison Centre in Kenya in 1975. He has traveled, lived, and worked in Asia, North America, Europe, and Africa. He has visited North Korea seven times. He was born in Melbourne, Australia; today, he is a dual national of Australia and the United States. He is married with two children.
Peter has worked for many international organizations, including the UN Development Programme, the Asian Development Bank, and the Global Environment Facility. He was the founding director of the Environment Liaison Centre in Kenya in 1975. He has traveled, lived, and worked in Asia, North America, Europe, and Africa. He has visited North Korea seven times. He was born in Melbourne, Australia; today, he is a dual national of Australia and the United States. He is married with two children.
