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Pete Geddes, Executive Vice President
In 2005, Pete was named executive vice president of the Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE). From 1996 to 2004, he was FREE’s program director.

Pete is responsible for daily management of FREE, setting strategic direction, developing new programs, planning and supporting FREE’s fundraising efforts, and representing FREE at special events, professional conferences, and through opinion editorials.

Prior to joining FREE, Pete spent five years teaching middle school science. He was also a member of the senior faculty at the National Outdoor Leadership School.

A native of New York State, Pete received his bachelor of science from St. Lawrence University. He received his master of science from the University of Montana School of Forestry where he was awarded a Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship.

He is co-editor with John Baden of Saving a Place: Endangered Species in the 21st Century published by Ashgate Press. He writes frequent opinion editorials for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. His writings have also appeared in the Journal of Forestry, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, The Wall Street Journal, The Seattle Times, and on the Internet at the National Center for Policy Analysis’ Policy Digest, Tech Central Station, the Commons, the New West, and A Better World.

Pete is actively involved with his community, serving as a trustee of the Sourdough Fire Department and volunteering as a youth hockey coach. He and his wife Julie live in Bozeman, Montana, with their three boys Chris, Ryan, and David.

PETE GEDDES' PUBLICATIONS