▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁politician ▁and ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Verm ont , ▁the ▁ 7 5 th ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Verm ont , ▁and ▁an ▁education ▁administrator . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁found ing ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Community ▁College ▁of ▁Verm ont , ▁the ▁found ing ▁president ▁of ▁California ▁State ▁University , ▁Mon ter ey ▁Bay , ▁and ▁as ▁assistant ▁director ▁general ▁for ▁education ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Edu c ational , ▁Scient ific , ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Organ ization ▁( UN ES CO ). ▁ ▁Peter ▁Smith ▁is ▁currently ▁serving ▁as ▁Senior ▁Vice ▁President ▁for ▁Academ ic ▁Str ateg ies ▁and ▁Development ▁at ▁Kap lan ▁High er ▁Education ▁Corporation , ▁a ▁global ▁education ▁company ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Graham ▁Hold ing ▁Company . ▁At ▁K HE , ▁he ▁has ▁spe ar head ed ▁efforts ▁to ▁personal ize ▁degree ▁programs ▁and ▁learning ▁support ▁systems , ▁while ▁strength ening ▁their ▁out comes - based ▁ped ag ogy ▁at ▁the ▁program ▁and ▁course ▁level . ▁Smith ▁is ▁also ▁developing ▁new ▁market ▁positions ▁and ▁services ▁for ▁the ▁adult ▁post second ary ▁education ▁market . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Smith ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Bur ling ton , ▁Verm ont . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Bur ling ton ▁bank er ▁and ▁Verm ont ▁State ▁Senator ▁Frederick ▁P . ▁Smith . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Phill ips ▁Academy ▁in