Dr. Peter Gruenewald, MD, born in Germany in 1959, completed his university training as a medical doctor in Austria in 1986. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of adaptive resilience, stress and performance. He has worked as a general practitioner in the UK National Health System, in private practice in Bristol, and as a medical adviser for people with learning difficulties and mental health problems. He is a founder and managing director of London Integrated Health and Adaptive Resilience. He is also a cofounder and Chief Medical Officer of RCube Health, a digital health start-up company that has developed a mobile app for stress management and resilience (RCube).

Peter works as an Honorary Clinical Specialist in Sleep Medicine and General Medicine for the University College London Hospital (Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine) and in private practice (London). He is an Associate Fellow at Said Business School, Oxford University, where he conducts Adaptive Leadership Resilience workshops for senior civil servants and major project leaders of the Cabinet Office. He also provides workshops and trainings for senior civil servants and lawyers at the United Nations.

Foir many years he has practiced meditation and followed the spiritual and highly practical methodology of Anthroposophy and The Philosophy of Freedom as established by Rudolf Steiner. Peter is a member of the Anthroposophical Society, the Anthroposophic Medical Association, and The Christian Community. His books include The Quiet Heart: Putting Stress into Its Place (Floris Books, 2007) and Manifesting your Best Future Self (Building Adaptive Resilience. 2020).