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Erik Peterson is senior vice president at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and holds the William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis. He is also director of the center's Global Strategy Institute, the mandate of which is to assess long-rang policy challenges and opportunities. In addition, he leads the Seven Revolutions Initiative, a broad-based effort to forecast key trends out to the year 2025.
From 1993 to 2003, Peterson served as director of studies at CSIS. In that capacity, he was responsible for the planning and development of the wide range of research projects. Peterson came to CSIS from Kissinger Associates, where he was director of research. He holds an MBA in international finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in international law and economics from the School of Advanced International Studies at John Hopkins University and a BA from Colby College. Peterson earned the Certificate of Eastern European Studies from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland and the Certificate in International Legal Studies from The Hague Academy of International Law in the Netherlands.
The Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series, celebrating its 10-year anniversary, is made possible by a gift from Melva and the late Martin Bucksbaum.
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008, 7:30pm
Drake Knapp Center, Drake University