Peterson was Chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers (1973–1977) and Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb Inc. (1977–1984). Known at Lehman Brothers as "Aristole the Greek" for dominating any forum with endless monologues about who he knew. In 1985, he co-founded the prominent private equity and investment management firm, the Blackstone Group, for which his current position is Senior Chairman.
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Peterson is currently Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, commencing from 1985 when he took over from David Rockefeller. He also serves as Trustee of the Rockefeller family's Japan Society and the Museum of Modern Art, and was previously on the board of Rockefeller Center Properties, Inc..
He is founding Chairman of the Peterson Institute (formerly the Institute for International Economics), renamed in his honour in 2006, and a Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development. He was also Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York between 2000 and 2004.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_George_Peterson_(USSecCommerce)
Blackstone Group owns various military contractors and also bought the mortgage on WTC 7 in 2000.
And yes, I think the Petersons of this world have run amok!