Peter Donolo has served as a senior advisor to leaders in all three orders of government, most notably as the longest serving Director of Communications for a Canadian Prime Minister (The Rt Hon Jean Chretien). He is the former Vice Chair of Hill+ Knowlton Strategies Canada and, prior to that, was a partner at the Strategic Counsel. In both those positions, he provided strategic communications advice to CEOs and senior executives of some of Canada's largest companies as well as to public agencies and government departments and ministries. He has also served as Canada's Consul General in Milan, Italy; Senior Vice President of Air Canada; SVP of the 2015 Pan Am Games; Chief of Staff for the Leader of the Official Opposition and Advisor on Intergovernmental Affairs in the Cabinet Office of Government of Ontario.

Peter currently serves on the boards of Journalists for Human Rights, Transparency International Canada, PEN Canada and the Canadian International Council (CIC).

Peter is the co-host of the CIC's Red Passport podcast, which focusses on Canada's role in the world. He is a a frequently contributor to Canada's leading newspapers, including The Globe and Mail and The Toronto Star.