Peter Kalal is a strategist and researcher driving human-centered innovation through cultural intelligence.
Blending systems-level perspective with creative intuition, he translates complexity into insights and strategies that unlock growth while cultivating wonder, connection, and possibility.
As chief strategist at Arthur M. Cohen Advisors, Peter leads brand, innovation, and experience engagements for Fortune 500s, large family offices, and major cultural institutions, shaping multi-million-dollar initiatives to develop new digital products, immersive experiences, and cultural destinations that are grounded in human-insight, scaled for impact, and designed to resonate across complex ecosystems.
Peter earned his PhD in German Studies from Columbia University, where his research explored how new technologies rewire the circuits of meaning and experience. He also holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester. His writings on experimental music have appeared in The Wire and Musiktexte, and he has spoken at events hosted by Columbia, Yale, Princeton, Indiana University, Freie Universität Berlin, and APAP|NYC.