Background & experience
Dr. Peter Angelides is a principal of ESI. Dr. Angelides focuses his work at the intersection of economics and urban development, including real estate, economic development, city planning, transportation, tax policy, valuation, and litigation. He helps clients pursue economic development, gain entitlements, assess feasibility, and prepare grant applications, among other undertakings. He leads the firm’s real estate and land use planning practice, provides litigation services, and often presents findings in public venues, such as courtrooms or public hearings. Dr. Angelides’s career has covered several sectors, with the underlying theme of economic thinking and data analysis leading to improved decision making.
Prior to joining ESI, he practiced economics and planning in the private and public sectors, including:
- Econsult Corporation, Vice President and Director
- PricewaterhouseCoopers, Philadelphia PA, Director
- Charles River Associates, Washington, DC, Economist
- Putnam Hayes & Bartlett, Washington, DC, Economist
- Wallace Roberts and Todd;
- Central Philadelphia Development Corporation;
- Philadelphia City Planning Commission
Dr. Angelides serves as a board member or in other contributing roles for several civic and professional organizations, including:
- The Development Workshop
- Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation;
- Racquet Club of Philadelphia
- Urban Land Institute
Dr. Angelides has also taught graduate level courses in the areas of urban economics, public finance, infrastructure investment, benefit cost analysis, and other economic and planning topics at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Minnesota, and Thomas Jefferson University.
