Background
Yaffe, Peter Marc was born on May 31, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph X. and Silvia (Fishbein) Yaffe.
Public relations and government affairs executive
Yaffe, Peter Marc was born on May 31, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph X. and Silvia (Fishbein) Yaffe.
Bachelor, University Miami, 1970. Postgraduate, Institute Organizational Management, 1985. Postgraduate, Harvard University-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Public Disputes Program, 1993.
Postgraduate, Temple University, 1996. Postgraduate, Public Affairs Institute, 2004.
Special assistant to governor Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 1971—1977. Administrator Greater Philadelphia Partnership, 1977—1981. Special assistant to mayor for legislation City of Philadelphia, 1981—1984.
Vice president government affairs Philadelphia City of C., 1985—1986. Special assistant to secretary of labor and industry Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 1987—1988. Director government affairs Waste Management, Inc., Morrisville, since 1988, region vice president government public affairs Bensalem, since 1990, group vice president government public affairs, 1992—1995.
Principal The Yaffe Group, 1995—1997. Vice president public policy Philadelphia Gas. Works, 1997—2000; vice president governor public affairs Glatfelter, 2000—2004.
President Yaffe & Associates, LLC, 2004—2005. Senior vice president legislation affairs Triad Strategies, 2005—2007. President Capitol Strategies Group, LLC, since 2007.
McCarthy for President Committee, Washington, 1968, Shapp for Governor Committee, Pennsylvania, 1970, McGovern for President Committee, Washington, 1972, Carter/Mondale Election Committee, Washington, 1976, Bill Green for United States Senate Committee, Pennsylvania, 1976, Carter/Mondale Re-Election Committee, 1980. Executive director Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee, Harrisburg, 1982, 86. Special assistant to chairman Democratic National Committee, Washington, 1984.
Pennsylvania chairman White House conference on Youth, 1971. Board directors National Council State Commission on Children and Youth, 1976. Member Pennsylvania Joint Legislation Air, Water and Conservation Committee, Forestry Task Force., American Forest & Paper Association Government Affairs Resource Committee and State Affairs Committee, since 2007, Greater Philadelphia City of C. Tax and Legislative Committee, 2008.
Board directors Public Affairs Council, 2002-2007, Southeastern Pennsylvania American Jewish Committee, since 2009. Friends Select church Development Committee, 2010. Member Pennsylvania Association for Government Relations, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.
Married Christine Ann Phillips, November 12, 1988. Children: Elizabeth Ann, Spencer Phillips.