Peter Schoppert

Peter Schoppert is Director, NUS Press, the scholarly publisher of the National University of Singapore. He has made his career in Singapore in book publishing, digital publishing, strategic communications and management consulting. 

Peter went to Singapore on a Fulbright fellowship, studying Singapore politics, and earning a masters degree from the National University in Singapore. Wanting to stay in Singapore a bit longer, he found work in book publishing as an editor. He never really left, despite some attempts and detours, either book publishing or Singapore. 

Peter served as Editorial Director for illustrated book publishers Times Editions and then Editions Didier Millet. He later co-founded regional consumer online publisher Asiacontent.com, which had a NASDAQ IPO. He recovered from the dotcom boom-and-bust by helping to revive the fortunes of Singapore University Press, later renamed NUS Press. 

Peter worked at leading strategic consultancy, McKinsey & Company for six years, and served three terms as President of the Singapore Book Publishers Association (SBPA). He remains on the SBPA Executive Committee and is a member of the Copyright Working Group of the International Publishers Association or IPA.