Erik R. Peterson Appointed Director of A.T. Kearney’s Global Business Policy Council

February 22, 2010 — Washington, D.C.: Global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney today announced the appointment of Erik R. Peterson as director of the Global Business Policy Council (GBPC), a forum of CEOs and thought leaders focused on assessing global strategic opportunities and risk management. Since 1992, the GBPC has provided A.T. Kearney with a unique platform for delivering global business environment insights to its clients.

Peterson, 53, was most recently senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington-based bipartisan, non-profit think tank on foreign policy and national security issues. He also served as director of the CSIS Global Strategy Institute, a research-based unit dedicated to assessing long-range trends. Peterson has held numerous other positions at CSIS since joining the group in 1993. Prior to CSIS he served as director of research at Kissinger Associations, the international consulting firm chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger. Peterson will be based in Washington, D.C.

“Erik is a prolific thinker with an informed perspective on economics and world affairs who has helped numerous public and private organizations to develop long-term strategies,” said Paul A. Laudicina, managing officer and chairman of A.T. Kearney. “His experience with scenario planning and risk assessment will be a tremendous benefit to A.T. Kearney clients who have come to rely on the Council for the insights they need to meet today’s leadership challenges."

“Especially in the context of the current economic turmoil, leaders run the risk of allowing the critical short-term challenges they face to overshadow longer-range opportunities,” Peterson said. “I’m very excited to be a part of an organization dedicated to creating an authentically strategic assessment of our world and to working with leaders committed to developing a longer-range vision.”

Peterson is a frequent public speaker and author who has addressed government organizations, trade associations and corporations throughout the United States and in 28 countries around the world. He is currently completing a book on global strategic trends and their effects on governance structures in societies across the world.

Peterson has an M.B.A. from the Wharton school at the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and a B.A. from Colby College. He holds the Certificate of Eastern European Studies from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) and the Certificate in International Legal Studies from The Hague Academy of International Law (The Netherlands).

About A.T. Kearney

A.T. Kearney (www.atkearney.com) is a global management consulting firm that uses strategic insight, tailored solutions and a collaborative working style to help clients achieve sustainable results. Since 1926, we have been trusted advisors on CEO-agenda issues to the world’s leading corporations across all major industries. A.T. Kearney’s offices are located in major business centers in 37 countries.

A.T. Kearney’s Global Business Policy Council is among the consulting industries longest-standing strategic services for CEOs. The GPBC helps senior business executives and government leaders monitor and capitalize on macroeconomic, geopolitical, socio-demographic and technological change worldwide. Council membership is limited to a select group of corporate leaders and their companies. The Council's core program includes periodic meetings in strategically important parts of the world, tailored analytical products, regular member briefings, and other services.