Joel Peterson is a lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.  Peterson was valedictorian at his undergraduate institution, Brigham Young University and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1973.  Between 1973 and 1991, Peterson was treasurer, CFO, Board member and ultimately CEO of Trammell Crow Company, one of the world's largest real estate development firms.  In 1995, he founded Peterson Capital, a firm focusing on private equity investing.  He currently sits on a number of corporate Boards of Directors, including JetBlue Airways, Franklin Covey and Asurion, among others. Peterson has taught real estate development and management of growing enterprises at the Graduate School of Business since 1992. Joel is married to the former Diana Hulme.  Together, they have 7 children and 6 grandchildren.

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Last Updated: Fri, Oct 31, 2008