Lieutenant Commander Peter Driscoll-Kwan graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in May 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Government. His first assignment was aboard USCGC Sequoia (WLB 215), in Santa Rita, Guam, where he served as the ship’s Assistant Operations Officer. During his tour, Sequoia completed multiple Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) fisheries law enforcement patrols while also maintaining critical aids to navigation throughout Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI), and the strategically significant Compact of Free Association (COFA) Pacific Island nations of Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands. In March 2017, he reported to Honolulu, Hawaii, as the pre-commissioning Executive Officer (second-in-command) of USCGC Oliver Berry (WPC 1124). He led the 26-person crew in safely delivering the cutter from Louisiana to Hawaii, then commissioned the cutter and extended the Coast Guard’s operational patrol capabilities throughout the Central Pacific and Hawaiian Islands. From 2020 – 2021, he earned a Master of Arts degree in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University in New York City, as part of the Coast Guard’s funded advanced education program. LCDR(sel) Driscoll-Kwan most recently completed a three-year assignment as a Company Officer at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, where he led over 140 cadets while supervising the execution of the Academy’s 200-week co-curricular leadership development practicum. In June 2022, he earned his permanent Coast Guard Cutterman Insignia while sailing aboard America’s Tall Ship, USCGC Eagle (WIX 327).

He and his spouse, Jacky, are avid travelers, skiiers, and foodies.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Government, United States Coast Guard Academy (2015)
• Master of Arts in Social-Organizational Psychology, Columbia University in the City of New York (2021)

Courses Taught

• Organizational Behavior & Leadership

Professional Certifications, Affiliations, and Memberships

• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Senior Certified Professional (2024-present)
• Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology

Honors and Awards

• JOC Alex Haley Award (2016, 2017)