Peter McAllister

Peter McAllister
Position
Former Executive Director
Organisation
ETI

Peter has spent more than 30 years engaged in international development and rights-based initiatives around the world.

He was Exective Director at ETI between October 2010 and June 2024 after spending seven years at the Geneva-based International Cocoa Initiative (ICI).

At ICI, Peter earned an impressive reputation among all stakeholders in the sector for his clarity of leadership and the impact that ICI has had on the lives of many cocoa-producing families, producer policy and sourcing practices of major global brands.

Previously, he spent 13 years working in leadership roles for the international development NGO CARE, including spending prolonged spells in strategic roles India and West and Southern Africa.

Blog posts from this author

Prof. John G. Ruggie at the opening of the Forum on Business and Human Rights. U.S. Mission Photo by Eric Bridiers/ Flickr.

ETI pays tribute to Professor John Ruggie

20 September 2021
Professor John G. Ruggie (1944-2021), author of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, has passed away. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

ETI during the Coronavirus outbreak

23 March 2020
Peter McAllister, ETI's Executive Director, on how ETI is operating during the outbreak, and the importance of standing in solidarity with workers at this difficult time