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Joel Peterson
Chairman of the Board at Packsize, Consulting Professor, and Founder of Peterson Partners
Joel C. Peterson
Joel Peterson is a Consulting Professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he has taught courses in real estate, entrepreneurship, and leadership since 1992.123 He is the Robert L. Joss Adjunct Professor of Management at Stanford GSB.1
Peterson is the Chairman of the Board at JetBlue Airways and serves on the boards of Franklin Covey, Packsize, Bonobos, Ladder Capital Finance and Integra.23 Over the past 35 years, he has served on dozens of public and private boards.3
He is also the Founder and Chairman of Peterson Partners, a Salt Lake City-based investment management firm with $1 billion under management.1 Peterson Partners has invested in over 200 companies through 13 funds in four primary asset classes: growth-oriented private equity, venture capital, real estate, and search funds.1
Prior to Stanford and founding Peterson Partners, Peterson was Chief Executive Officer of Trammell Crow Company, then the world's largest private commercial real estate development firm.1 He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and received his Bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University, where he was valedictorian and student body president.14
Peterson has been awarded the 2005 Distinguished Teaching Award and the 2016 Robert K. Jaedicke Silver Apple Award at the GSB.1 He is the author of two books: "The 10 Laws of Trust: Building the Bonds That Make a Business Great" and "Entrepreneurial Leadership: The Art of Launching New Ventures, Inspiring Others, and Running Stuff".5
Education and Early Career
- Brigham Young University (BYU): Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Economics, French (1971) - Valedictorian and Student Body President45
- Harvard Business School: MBA (1973)45
Professional Experience
- Consulting Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business (1992-present)123
- Chairman, Peterson Partners (1996-present)24
- Founding Partner, Whitman Peterson (2009-present)4
- Chairman, JetBlue Airways (2008-2020)234
- Managing Partner, Trammell Crow Company (1988-1990)45
