Peter C. Goldmark Jr.

Peter C. Goldmark Jr.
Goldmark in 2017
10th President of the Rockefeller Foundation
In office
1988–1997
Preceded byRichard Wall Lyman
Succeeded byGordon Conway
Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
In office
1977–1985
GovernorHugh Carey
Mario Cuomo
Preceded byA. Gerdes Kuhbach
Succeeded byStephen Berger
Budget Director of New York
In office
1975–1977
GovernorHugh Carey
Preceded byRichard Dunham
Succeeded byPhilip L. Tola
Secretary of Human Services of Massachusetts
In office
1971–1975
GovernorFrancis W. Sargent
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byLucy W. Benson
Personal details
Born (1940-12-02) December 2, 1940 (age 83)
NationalityAmerican
Parent(s)Peter C. Goldmark, Frances Trainer Salant
Residence(s)Brooklyn, New York
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationEnvironmentalist, journalist, director of governmental, philanthropic, and media organizations

Peter Carl Goldmark Jr. (born December 2, 1940) is a retired publisher and journalist who highlighted environmental and social issues. Goldmark retired in 2010 as director of the Environmental Defense Fund's climate and air program. He was previously the chairman and CEO of the International Herald Tribune, the president of the Rockefeller Foundation, the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the budget director for the State of New York. He is noted for being an advocate for social causes and environmental issues in many of his assignments. He was responsible for management of multi-billion-dollar budgets in some of his posts.