Peter Wilson

Peter and his husband Scott bought an apartment at The Reef in 2018 and now spend over half of the year here in Palm Beach. Peter served as the President of The Reef from January 2022 – April 2025.

Peter was born in Edinburgh, Scotland to American parents, grew up in Taiwan as a child and moved unexpectedly to New York City when he was 12. He went to college at McGill University in Montreal and received a B. Commerce with a major in Finance and then graduated from Harvard Law School.

In 1979, Peter started working at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York City where he was a partner in the Corporate Department from 1987 until he retired in 2013. Peter’s practice at Cravath was focused primarily on mergers and acquisitions – mostly working with large domestic and international companies.

Peter was President of a 22 unit condo in West Chelsea (New York City) for many years. Peter currently serves on the Board of Directors (and is the Secretary and pro bono counsel) of the non-profit conservancy that operates and maintains the High Line, one of New York City’s most innovative and influential public parks and public spaces.