Author: Peter H. Hellmonds

Peter H. Hellmonds is founder and owner of Arete Publica Associates®, a public affairs management consultancy that he founded after a long and successful career as a senior executive of public and international affairs. He has a thorough background in public affairs and international relations, in development issues, corporate responsibility and government relations. He has been active also in sales and finance including project finance and public-private partnerships of major infrastructure projects. His primary business sectors cover telecommunications, the Internet and the information society, as well as transportation, power and energy. His proven track record of taking on new and groundbreaking challenges is coupled with the stamina and determination to see projects through to completion. Peter performs equally well behind the scenes and in the public eye, depending on the requirements and circumstances. Endowed with excellent strategic and analytical skills, he is an experienced writer, speaker, presenter and moderator with the ability to engage effortlessly in multicultural environments. Peter is a multilingual world citizen with advanced degrees from three of the world’s top 5 international relations universities. He brings with him ten years experience of living, studying and working abroad in various international environments in Europe, Middle East and North America. Overall, he has accumulated over twenty-five years experience working in multinational, multilingual and multicultural environments, and has developed international negotiation skills by dealing with businesses, governments, civil society, and international organizations.