# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/peter-george-peterson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:49:27.570Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/peter-george-peterson"
name: "Peter George Peterson"
slug: "peter-george-peterson"
description: "Peter George Peterson was an American investment banker who served as United States Secretary of Commerce from 1972 to 1973 during the administration of President Richard Nixon. Peterson was also chairman and CEO of Bell & Howell from 1963 to 1971. From 1973 to 1984, he was chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers. In 1985, he co-founded the private equity firm the Blackstone Group, and served as chairman. In the same year, Peterson became chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, a position he held until his retirement in 2007, after which he was named chairman emeritus. In 2008, Peterson was ranked 149th on the \"Forbes 400 Richest Americans\" with a net worth of $2.8 billion. He was also known as founder and principal funder of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting fiscal austerity."
tagline: "American businessman, investment banker, philanthropist, and author (1926-2018)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PeterGeorgePeterson.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1926-06-05"
deathDate: "2018-03-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           14.58664
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump