From 1987 to 1992, Schechter worked as a political consultant for the Sawyer Miller Group. In 1993, he became a founding partner of Chlopak, Leonard, Schechter and Associates, a Washington, DC-based public relations company.^{[citation needed]}

According to Foreign Agents Registration filings with the US Department of Justice, the firm received over $292,000 in 2009 to boost the image of the interim government of Honduras in the US.^[1][2]

Schechter is an adjunct professor at George Washington University in DC and a visiting professor at Ben Gurion University’s Faculty of Business and Management. He also serves on BGU's Board of Governors.^{[citation needed]}

Schechter is also a goat farmer in Virginia, co-owner with chef José Andrés of five successful Washington restaurants (including prize-winning Jaleo and Zaytinya), co-proprietor of Agur Winery in Israel, and an author.^{[citation needed]}

Schechter published his first novel, Point of Entry, in 2006. The Washington Post called it "fast moving". The Chicago Tribune said it is "as good as this kind of writing gets". The St. Louis Post Dispatch said the plot is "why-didn't I think-of-that-clever." Newsweek called it "a rip-roaring novel about terrorism, nuclear plots and presidential dating." The Boston Globe declared it "entertaining". His second book, Pipeline, was published in 2009.^{[citation needed]}

• Altamar's official website
• Washington Post article on Peter Schechter
• Peter Schechter's page at HarperCollins