GREGORY

F.

PETER

Boston,

MA

+*

(***)

***-

5331

aceqkb@r.postjobfree.com

I

have

a

multi-

faceted

base

of

experience

in

business

development,

market

economics,

financial

analysis,

strategic

planning,

acquisition

due

diligence,

structuring

deals,

and

contract

negotiations.

I

am

available

full

time

or

on

a

consulting

basis.

EXPERIENCE

Independent

Consulting

Assignments,

Boston,

MA

Independent

Consultant,

2012

–

Present

NSPHERE,

INC.,

Boston,

MA

SVP,

Head

of

Business

Development,

2008

–

2012

Covered

acquisitions,

capital

raising,

and

partnerships

in

conjunction

with

the

CEO

for

nSphere,

a

privately

held,

local

data

enterprise

platform.

Managed

growth

initiatives,

due

diligence,

integration

strategies,

and

contract

terms

and

negotiation

• Identified

and

managed

the

acquisition

of

an

innovative

mobile

platform

resulting

in

4

new,

profitable

services

• Managed

the

acquisition

of

a

20

year

old

market

research

company

that

projected

a

25%

18

month

and

30%

3-

year

revenue

appreciation

• Raised

2

rounds

of

capital

($4MM

total)

• Presented

to

60+

venture

funds;

sourced

relationships

and

created

marketing

and

due

diligence

documents

• Built

and

oversaw

6

business

development

teams

(2

international)

that

partnered

with

2000+

media

and

data

clients

to

cover

data

and

content

acquisition,

publisher

localization,

ad

sales,

and

local

search/integration

• Spearheaded

multiple

product

developments,

new

process

integrations,

and

operational

structuring

• Signed

partnerships

with

Conde

Nast,

Internet

Brands,

Hachette

Filipacchi,

JDPower

and

Associates,

NBC,

Bonnier,

Dominion

Enterprise,

CFP

Board,

Rogers

Publishing,

among

other

media

brands

and

associations

PJL

INVESTMENT

GROUP

(nSphere

Inc.

team),

Boston,

MA

Director,

2010

–

2012

Worked

with

the

CEO

of

nSphere

on

domestic

and

international

joint

ventures,

M&A

and

capital

raising

projects

• Led

the

acquisition

of

a

market

research

firm

for

technology

integration,

market

penetration,

and

financial

synergy

• Partner

in

the

acquisition

of

a

professional

soccer

club

in

Greece

that

was

promoted

a

division

after

our

1st

year

• Launched

a

sports

social

media

platform

in

connection

with

the

soccer

team

acquisition

and

other

sports

teams

• Assisted

a

clean

tech

company

to

define

a

go-

to-

market

strategy,

and

assessed

real

estate

investment

options

UBS

AG,

Boston,

MA

Associate,

2007

–

2008

Completed

quantitative

and

qualitative

training

program;

Series

7,

66

and

life

and

health

insurance

certifications

•

Developed

a

client

network,

evaluated

investment

needs

and

parameters,

and

built

investment

strategies

•

Assessed

clients’

current

portfolio

investment

performance

and

customized

investment

solutions

•

AMB

PROPERTY

CORPORATION,

Boston,

MA

Acquisition

Associate,

2006

–

2007

Covered

all

acquisitions

and

divestitures

on

the

east

coast

USA

and

Canada,

and

reported

to

regional

Vice

President

• Utilized

Argus

software,

financial

modeling,

due

diligence,

and

third

party

relationships

to

evaluate

investments

• Identified

and

managed

the

acquisition

of

two

distribution

warehouses

in

Miami,

FL

($35MM

total

investment)

• Collaborated

with

the

capital

markets

and

asset

management

teams

to

assess

and

present

investment

portfolio

fit

• Sourced

a

property

in

Toronto

through

new

relationships

that

lead

to

the

negotiation

of

a

$24MM

investment

• Managed

broker

relationships,

and

worked

with

property

managers

to

manage

vendors

for

portfolio

properties

ACC

CAPITAL

HOLDINGS,

Santa

Clara,

CA

Branch

Manager,

2002

–

2004

Oversaw

operations,

branch

P&L,

forecasting,

recruiting,

quality

assurance

and

portfolio

risk

• Revamped

the

strategy

and

office

procedures

that

resulted

in

a

200%

increase

in

operating

income;

contributed

to

a

50%

increase

in

regional

average

monthly

sales

of

$45MM

• Recognized

as

national

top

10

(of

3K)

sales

executive

each

month;

promoted

to

Manager

in

CA

after

12

months

NAVIGANT

CONSULTING,

INC.,

Boston,

MA

Consultant,

2000

–

2002

Implemented

web

portfolio

tracking

system

for

a

premier

investment-

bank

with

responsibilities

including

product

•

development

and

fixed

income

portfolio

testing

Performed

fair

value

market

analysis,

and

validated

royalty

claims

for

an

aerospace

patent

infringement

lawsuit

•

Forecasted

project

costs

to

refute

breach

of

contract

bankruptcy

claims

resulting

in

a

$40MM

liability

reduction

•

Developed

business

valuation

and

projected

cash

flow

models

for

a

business

interruption

claim

within

the

•

miscellaneous

goods

industry

resulting

in

a

95%

reduction

in

reported

damages

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GREGORY

F.

PETER

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EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY

OF

OXFORD,

Said

Business

School,

Oxford,

England

MBA,

Class

of

2005

Concentration

in

Finance

and

Entrepreneurship,

Member

of

Merton

College,

2004/2005

Class

Representative

Member

of

Venture

Capital

and

Business

Finance

Networks

MBA

Project

Consultant

Property

Room,

Inc.,

Mission

Viejo,

CA

Contracted

Consultant,

2005

• Led

a

team

in

assessing

operational

and

marketing

options,

and

evaluating

partnerships

to

improve

unit

economics

• Implemented

a

proposed

affiliate

marketing

strategy,

including

negotiation

and

close

of

3

new

partner

contracts

Jamie

Oliver

Foundation,

London,

England

Contracted

Consultant,

2004

–

2005

• Designed

a

franchise

program,

and

spearheaded

strategy

to

reduce

celebrity

dependency

and

increase

social

mission

UNIVERSITY

OF

MASSACHUSETTS,

Isenberg

School

of

Management,

Amherst,

MA

BBA,

Class

of

2000

Major:

Finance

-

GPA

3.8

Minor:

Economics

-

GPA

4.0

Cumulative

GPA

3.7

Member

the

Boltwood

Project,

a

community

service

outreach

program;

Vice

President

of

Cance

PERSONAL

INFORMATION

Interest

Areas:

Business

Development,

Growth

Execution,

Strategic

Analysis,

Sourcing

and

Relationship

Management

Charity

Work:

Director

Co-

founder

of

New

England

Chapter

for

Bike

to

the

Beach

Inc.

(Autism

awareness

&

research)

Languages:

Fluent

in

French

and

Level

I

German

United

States

and

European

Union

citizenship

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