Peter attended Washington University in St. Louis, earning a bachelor’s degree in economics. Upon graduation, he interned at the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program, where he assisted research on the changing geography of poverty in U.S. metropolitan regions. He went on to work for New York City government for nearly three years, first as a New York City Urban Fellow and then at the Department of Small Business Services, where he was part of a strategic planning team advising City Hall on emerging economic development issues. Prior to graduate school, Peter worked at the Markle Foundation leading projects for their Skillful initiative and Rework America Task Force. Peter spent his summer internship at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, co-authoring a report on Opportunity Zones and their implications for local economic development. After graduating Peter hopes to develop policy solutions that build prosperous and equitable regional economies in the United States. Peter hails from Madison, Wisconsin, and enjoys lap swimming, cycling, reading, and baseball.