Peter Kirby

Board Chair & Acting Executive Director 

Peter is a former strategy consultant and executive who, inspired by his young children, left IBM to invest time and assets to combat the climate crisis. Peter’s consulting and business career spanned the US, Europe, and Japan, where he was the first non-Japanese to lead an IBM Japan business unit. He managed IBM Global Business Services Japan, responsible for several billion $ annual revenue and nearly 10,000 employees. Peter now invests in alternative energy and is a Board Member of Plaxall Inc., a New York manufacturing and real estate company. He has a BA from Harvard and an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School, and speaks and reads Japanese.

Peter, his wife Kyoko and their five children returned to Cambridge in 2010, where he led IBM’s US Financial Services Strategy Consulting team.

Impact
Read our 2021 Impact Report: Investing in Impact
April 1, 2022 by Peter Kirby

Climate XChange recently released our 2021 Impact Report, Investing in Impact. To reinforce our efforts to pass needed climate policy, last year we set out to strengthen the foundation of our growing network. Below is the report’s opening letter from...

Fundraising
Thank You for Making our Largest Annual Tesla Raffle Yet a Success!
March 3, 2022 by Peter Kirby

Last week, our 6th Annual Tesla Raffle came to a successful close, and we’d like to sincerely thank everyone who participated in this fundraiser. We sold all 5,000 available tickets, making this our most successful raffle yet! (You can watch...

Fundraising
Climate Action is on the Horizon, And That’s Something to Be Thankful For
November 29, 2021 by Peter Kirby

The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is the global day for giving back and supporting the causes you believe in. This Giving Tuesday could also be when you win a fully customized Tesla by entering our annual Tesla Raffle! All proceeds will...

Fundraising
A Raffle with Real Impact: Our 6th Annual Tesla Raffle is Live
September 9, 2021 by Peter Kirby

Unprecedented. That was the word used to describe most everything in the year 2020. Now, a year later, we’re still grappling with the impacts of the pandemic, but we’re using unprecedented to describe something different: climate-fueled disasters. 2021 is showing us...

Fundraising
Thank You For Making Our Largest Fundraiser A Huge Success Once Again
February 18, 2021 by Peter Kirby

We are thrilled to share that this year’s Raffle, our fifth, sold out in early February, and want to thank every single ticket buyer who entered our fundraiser. On February 26th, we will announce the winners (you can tune in...