Meet the Team at EdOdyssey

President & Founder

Peter McGovern

peter@edodyssey.com

 

Peter's career in international education began over a decade ago as a high school and middle school teacher, creating custom study abroad programs for his students. Motivated by his own experiences, he was eager to help his students authentically discover the world and bring the curriculum to life. After planning and leading countless domestic and international programs for his students, he founded EdOdyssey in 2014.

An avid world traveler, in his own travels Peter's mindful about engaging with, talking to, and learning from locals. To date he has explored over 50 countries on five continents and spent extended periods of time living, working, and studying abroad in Latin America, Asia, and Europe.

In addition to all he's learned from each and every stamp in his passport, Peter earned his B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross and an M.Ed. in International Education Administration in Madrid, Spain from Endicott College. He has also spent time studying in Lima, Peru at the prestigious Pontificia Universidad Católica and The Chinese Language Institute in Guilin, China. Based in Boston, Massachusetts where he lives with his husband. Peter loves spending time outdoors, exploring new places, languages, yoga, real estate, & design.