Peter Greer

Chief Executive Officer

Peter Greer is the chief executive officer of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. He served as HOPE’s president and CEO from 2004 – 2026 and transitioned to CEO in 2026.

Prior to joining HOPE, Peter worked internationally as a microfinance adviser in Cambodia and Zimbabwe and as managing director for Urwego Bank in Rwanda. He received a B.S. in international business from Messiah University and an MPP in political and economic development from Harvard’s Kennedy School.

Peter’s favorite part of his job is spending time with the entrepreneurs HOPE serves—whether harvesting coffee with farmers in Rwanda, dancing alongside savings groups in Haiti, or visiting the greenhouses of entrepreneurs in Ukraine.

As an advocate for the Church’s role in missions and alleviating extreme poverty, Peter has co-authored over 15 books, including Mission Drift (selected as a 2015 Book Award Winner from Christianity Today), Rooting for Rivals (selected as a 2019 Leadership Resource of the Year in Outreach magazine), The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good (selected as one of the top 40 books on poverty by WORLD Magazine), Created to Flourish (which his mom reviewed with five stars and a smiley face emoji), The Gift of Disillusionment, Lead with Prayer, and How Leaders Lose Their Way.

More important than his role at HOPE is his role as husband to Laurel and dad to Keith, Liliana, Myles, and London. While his sports loyalties remain in New England, Peter and his family live in Lancaster, PA.

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Jeff Rutt

Founder & Board Chair, HOPE International; Founder & CEO, Keystone Custom Homes

Jeff Rutt is the founder of HOPE International and currently serves as the chairman of the board of directors. Jeff worked as a dairy farmer for almost a decade before becoming the founder and president of Keystone Custom Homes in 1992. Jeff has been named the winner of the Builder of the Year Award by BUILDER magazine three times and is the first homebuilder in the country to do so. Jeff founded HOPE International in 1997 and has acted as chairman of the board since then. His vision for international ministry, specifically economic development, is centered on the Gospel. Jeff believes HOPE’s work empowers families in poverty and restores dignity around the world. In 2008, Jeff was awarded the Hearthstone BUILDER Humanitarian Lifetime Achievement Award for his philanthropic contributions. He and his wife, Sue, have three married children (Alisa, Ben, and Leah) and eight grandchildren.

Alex Nuñez

Mission & Strategy Principal

Alex Nuñez began serving Esperanza International, HOPE’s partner in the Dominican Republic, in March 2012 as vice president of public affairs and Caribbean investment before moving to operations in January 2013. Prior to her role at Esperanza, Alex worked in a major government defense company for 11 years in various operations positions, identifying and implementing method improvements that resulted in substantial savings and many competitive initiatives. She completed her career there as an ethics officer, coaching, educating, and reinforcing the importance of ethical behavior in every facet of business. Alex received an MBA from Belhaven College and a B.S. from Eastern Mennonite University, and she graduated from the Lifework Leadership Program in 2012.

Brian Mtambo

Country Director, HOPE Zambia

As Zambia country director, Brian is responsible for leading HOPE’s savings group program in partnership with local churches in Zambia. Prior to joining HOPE, Brian served as a program adviser for the National AIDS Council in the Lusaka district of Zambia. Brian holds a B.A. in theology and an MBA from Africa Nazarene University. Brian has a passion to see the Church impact Zambia for the Gospel. Brian and his wife, Precious, live in Lusaka with their three children: Paul, Seth, and Tirzah.

Lance Wood

HOPE Board Member; Area Director (Orange County, CA), National Christian Foundation

Lance comes to us with over 30 years of business and leadership experience. He is a CPA and was a tax partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, serving both families and companies globally. He is now on several boards and is also the OC area director for NCF. He supports people in their generosity, including structuring tax-efficient giving strategies that maximize generosity and honor donor intent. He is married and has five children: three biological and two adopted from Ethiopia. Lance recently co-authored a book about helping kids called $4.83, the cost to impact the life of a child for a year… maybe forever. As a passionate HOPE supporter, Lance is the chair of HOPE’s local advisory board and serves as the co-emcee and live auctioneer at the annual HOPE Southern California fundraising event.