Peter MacDonald is the founder and executive director of the Center for Sensible Housing Policy. He has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Montana, 1969, an M.S. in Urban Planning (1973), and a J.D. in Law (1975) from the University of Arizona. He has a lifetime of planning experience as an urban planner (Tucson, Salinas), City Attorney (Pleasanton 1982-1988). He had his own private practice in land use and real estate law from 1988 to 2022.