Peter Nichol, MBRM

Peter Nichol is a highly respected BRM as the Director, Research and Development, IT Portfolio Management, at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company with a market capitalization of $41 billion.

Peter is a business and technology executive recognized for achievements in digital innovation by the CIO 100 awards program, the MIT Sloan School of Management, Computerworld, BRM Institute and the Project Management Institute.

Recently, Peter was recognized by the BRM Institute as a 2019 BRM Excellence Award Winner in two categories: 2019 BRM Trailblazer and 2019 BRM Practitioner. The BRM Trailblazer award is for individuals within organizations who are making an impact on global BRM adoption. The BRM Practitioner award is for innovative initiatives implemented within the past year to help BRMs advance their leadership and impact on the world. Additionally, Peter was recognized as 2020 Top BRM. The BRM Institute recognizes Top BRMs as pioneering professionals that are solidifying the success and adding to the credibility of BRM as a discipline on a global scale. Top BRMs are recognized for their impact on people, BRMs, and organizations globally.

He also is the first leader to be globally credentialed as a Master of Business Relationship Management (MBRM®) by the BRM Institute, a growing organization now spanning 85 countries.

Peter is the author of Learning Intelligence: Expand Thinking. Absorb Alternative. Unlock Possibilities (2017), which Marshall Goldsmith, author of the New York Times No. 1 bestseller Triggers, calls “a must-read for any leader wanting to compete in the innovation-powered landscape of today.”

Peter also authored The Power of Blockchain for Healthcare: How Blockchain Will Ignite The Future of Healthcare (2017), the first book to explore the vast opportunities for blockchain to transform the patient experience.

Peter has a B.S. in computer information systems from Bentley University and an MBA summa cum laude from Quinnipiac University. He earned a PMP certification in 2001 and is a certified Scrum Master, SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe Practitioner (SP), and Six Sigma Master Black Belt. He also is the first leader to be globally credentialed as a Master of Business Relationship Management (MBRM) by the BRM Institute, a growing organization now spanning 85 countries. Peter is a commercial-rated pilot and a master scuba diver. He understands, based on firsthand experience, how to anticipate change and lead boldly.