Peter L. Cruise, Ph.D. is an affiliate associate professor at Florida Atlantic University. His academic and professional careers have focused on improving the ethical climate in public sector programs and organizations. Since graduating with his Ph.D. from FAU in 1995, he has taught ethics and organizational behavior to both undergraduate and graduate students in universities such as Louisiana State University and Mary Baldwin University. He has published several articles and is the co-editor of the Handbook of Organization Theory and Management: The Philosophical Approach (2nd Edition, 2006). Dr. Cruise has served as a Distinguished Alumnus, Palm Beach County Ethics Commissioner, and was appointed by the Mayor and City Commission to the City of West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority in April 2024. He currently serves on the Palm Beach County Medical Society's Council of Ethical & Judicial Affairs.