Peter Connor

As Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Connor provides strategic administrative leadership and operational oversight for the UW Carbone Cancer Center’s educational, research, and clinical missions. He oversees staff who effectively manage complex fiscal resources, govern informatics, supervise marketing, direct multidisciplinary administration, coordinate training initiatives, manage facilities, and execute strategic operating plans at Wisconsin’s only NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center and one of National Comprehensive Cancer Network Centers. Under his leadership, UWCCC achieved its highest NCI designation rating in program history, with the Administrative Core progressing from “very good” to “exceptional” in the most recent renewal.

Mr. Connor’s career began in hospital administration at Northwestern’s Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital and NorthShore University Health System before serving as Department Administrator at Northwestern University , where he established an inaugural clinical and research department. He holds a BBA from the University of Texas at Austin and an MS from DePaul University, and serves on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Board of Directors while remaining active in professional organizations including AACI and ACCA.