Donald Kent Peterson
Director/Board Member at Emerj, Inc.
Profile
Donald Kent Peterson is currently a Director at Emerj, Inc., an Independent Director at Bernstein Fund, Inc., a Trustee at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and a Trustee at Committee for Economic Development.
Previously, he was the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Avaya, Inc. from 2000 to 2006, and the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Lucent Technologies, Inc. from 1996 to 2000.
He also served as a Director at The Reynolds & Reynolds Co., PersonalizedMedia, Inc., and TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Co. Additionally, he was an Independent Trustee at TIAA Real Estate Account and Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America-College.
He was also the Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Nortel Networks Corp.
(United States) from 1976 to 1987.
Peterson holds an undergraduate degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA degree from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Donald Kent Peterson active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Emerj, Inc. | Director/Board Member | 2009-03-29 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Director/Board Member | - |
Committee for Economic Development
Committee for Economic Development Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of The Conference Board, Inc., Committee for Economic Development is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led organization that delivers well-researched analysis and reasoned solutions in the nation's interest. The company is based in New York, NY. The company's trustees, who are chief executive officers and key executives of leading US companies, bring their unique experience to address pressing policy issues. The company collectively represents 30+ industries, over a trillion dollars in revenue, and over 4 million employees. Founded in 1942, the organization uses cookies to improve their website and offers products and services to enhance user experience. Committee for Economic Development was acquired by The Conference Board, Inc. on January 14, 2015. | Director/Board Member | - |
Bernstein Fund, Inc.
Bernstein Fund, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Bernstein Fund, Inc. operates as a investment company. It provides research, asset allocation, wealth management and related services to clients. The company was founded on September 15, 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Donald Kent Peterson
Companies | Position | End |
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AVAYA INC. | Chief Executive Officer | 2006-07-23 |
The Reynolds & Reynolds Co.
The Reynolds & Reynolds Co. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services The Reynolds & Reynolds Co. develops and supports software for automotive retailers. It offers accounting and HR, dealer, parts, and dealership services. The company was founded by Lucius D. Reynolds and James R. Gardner in 1866 and is headquartered in Dayton, OH. | Director/Board Member | 2005-02-16 |
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
Lucent Technologies, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks. | Director of Finance/CFO | 2000-09-29 |
Nortel Networks Corp. (United States)
Nortel Networks Corp. (United States) Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Part of Nortel Networks Corp., the company manufactures telecommunications and data networking equipment. The company is based in Sunrise, FL. The company was founded by Roy Sunstrum. | Director of Finance/CFO | 1986-12-31 |
TIAA Board of Governors
TIAA Board of Governors Investment ManagersFinance TIAA Board of Overseers engages in the provision of financial services. It offers investing, banking and loans, and insurance products. Its services include workplace investing, personal investing, individual advisory services, managed accounts, charitable giving, and trusts and estate planning. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1918 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Donald Kent Peterson
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate Degree |
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth | Masters Business Admin |
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The Reynolds & Reynolds Co.
The Reynolds & Reynolds Co. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services The Reynolds & Reynolds Co. develops and supports software for automotive retailers. It offers accounting and HR, dealer, parts, and dealership services. The company was founded by Lucius D. Reynolds and James R. Gardner in 1866 and is headquartered in Dayton, OH. | Technology Services |
TIAA Real Estate Account
TIAA Real Estate Account Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous TIAA Real Estate Account is an insurance company, which offers individual and group accumulating annuity contracts. It also offers individual lifetime and term-certain variable payout annuity contracts including the payment of death benefits to beneficiaries. The company was founded on February 22, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous |
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
Lucent Technologies, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks. | Electronic Technology |
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America-College
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America-College Investment ManagersFinance Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America-College provides financial products and services. It offers retirement plans, mutual funds, annuities, life insurance, brokerage and trading services, managed accounts and education savings. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1918 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Avaya, Inc.
Avaya, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Avaya, Inc. provides real-time business collaboration and communications solutions. The company offers customer engagement, team engagement, networking, cloud, and real-time communication solutions. It offers professional, support, enterprise cloud and managed services. The company was founded on February 16, 2000 and is headquartered in Durham, CA. | Technology Services |
PersonalizedMedia, Inc.
PersonalizedMedia, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PersonalizedMedia, Inc. provides content discovery and user engagement solutions for online media companies. Its platform enables publishers to engage users with their content and increase the views on their flagship sites. The company was founded by Albert Mons, Marc Weeber, Erik M. van Mulligen and Barend Mons in October 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Committee for Economic Development
Committee for Economic Development Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of The Conference Board, Inc., Committee for Economic Development is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led organization that delivers well-researched analysis and reasoned solutions in the nation's interest. The company is based in New York, NY. The company's trustees, who are chief executive officers and key executives of leading US companies, bring their unique experience to address pressing policy issues. The company collectively represents 30+ industries, over a trillion dollars in revenue, and over 4 million employees. Founded in 1942, the organization uses cookies to improve their website and offers products and services to enhance user experience. Committee for Economic Development was acquired by The Conference Board, Inc. on January 14, 2015. | Commercial Services |
TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Co.
TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Co. Investment ManagersFinance TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Co. provides insurance services. The firm offers retirement plans, IRAs, mutual funds, retirement annuities, brokerage & trading, 529 education savings, managed investment accounts and TIAA personal portfolio. The company was founded on March 04, 1918 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Nortel Networks Corp. (United States)
Nortel Networks Corp. (United States) Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Part of Nortel Networks Corp., the company manufactures telecommunications and data networking equipment. The company is based in Sunrise, FL. The company was founded by Roy Sunstrum. | Electronic Technology |
Bernstein Fund, Inc.
Bernstein Fund, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Bernstein Fund, Inc. operates as a investment company. It provides research, asset allocation, wealth management and related services to clients. The company was founded on September 15, 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous |
TIAA Board of Governors
TIAA Board of Governors Investment ManagersFinance TIAA Board of Overseers engages in the provision of financial services. It offers investing, banking and loans, and insurance products. Its services include workplace investing, personal investing, individual advisory services, managed accounts, charitable giving, and trusts and estate planning. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1918 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
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