Peter g peterson died
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Born on June 5, 1926, Peter G. Peterson is Chairman and Co-founder of the Blackstone Group, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), founding Chairman of the Institute for International Economics (IIE), and founding President of the Concord Coalition. He is also Co-Chair of the Conference Board Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprises.
Peterson is a former chair/CEO of Lehman Brothers (1973-1977) and former chair/CEO of Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb (1977-1984). From 1963-1971, he was chairman/CEO of the Bell and Howell Corporation.
Peterson served as Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs (1971) under Richard M. Nixon. He was named as Secretary of Commerce by Nixon in 1972. He also assumed the chairmanship of Nixon's National Commission on Productivity and was appointed by Nixon as the U.S. Chairman of the U.S.-Soviet Commercial Commission.
He also currently serves on the boards of directors at Sirius Satellite Radio, and formerly served on the boards of the Sony Corporat
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Biography: Pete Peterson is founder and chairman of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. Pete’s distinguished and far-reaching career spans more than five decades, including contributions and accomplishments in public service, business, and philanthropy. Pete’s public service began in 1971 when President Richard Nixon named him Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs. One year later, he was named U.S. Secretary of Commerce. From from 2000 to 2004, he chaired the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In 1985, he co-founded The Blackstone Group, and over the next two decades, he helped to grow the firm into a global leader in alternative investments. In the 1970s and 80s, Pete served as chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers and Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb Inc. Before working in Washington, Pete was chairman and CEO of audio-visual equipment manufacturer Bell & Howell, and an executive at advertising firm McCann Erickson. Joan Ganz Cooney co-founded the Children’s Television Workshop (since renamed Sesame Workshop) in 1968 and has created children’s programming, in
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Peter G. Peterson
American investment banker (1926–2018)
For other people named Peter Peterson, see Peter Peterson (disambiguation).
Peter G. Peterson | |
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| In office September 1, 1985 – June 30, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | David Rockefeller |
| Succeeded by | Carla Hills Robert Rubin |
| In office February 29, 1972 – February 1, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Maurice Stans |
| Succeeded by | Frederick B. Dent |
| Born | Peter Petropoulos[1] (1926-06-05)June 5, 1926 Kearney, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | March 20, 2018(2018-03-20) (aged 91) New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Kris Krengel (m. 1948; div. 1950)Sally Hornbogen (m. 1953; div. 1979) |
| Children | 5, including Holly |
| Education | Northwestern University (BA) University of Chicago (MBA) |
Peter George Peterson (June 5, 1926 – March 20, 2018) was an American investment banker who served as United States Secretary of Comme
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