Pete Risse is Senior Advisor for Government Affairs for Boise State, and Director of University Industry Partnerships at Boise State University.

Pete has over 25 years of public sector leadership experience. He has been with Boise State since 2010 and has a strong background in teaching, corporate training and development, consultation, coaching, and strategic planning support for Oil and Gas, fisheries, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and government and non-profit sector clients.