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Peter Atwater

Peter Atwater

Formal First Name
Peter

Peter Atwater teaches confidence-driven decision-making in the Economics Department at The College of William & Mary. After helping various hedge funds successfully navigate the banking crisis, he turned to social psychology. He writes and speaks about how changes in confidence affect our preferences, decisions, and actions. Given his talent to knit Wall Street, Main Street, and Constitution Avenue, Atwater is a renowned favorite of the media. A lifelong creative thinker, he was also a pioneer in securitization.

Professional Experience


Academic History

EARLY CAREER

  • He built and then ran JPMorgan’s asset-backed securities business........................................................................

  • He was called "one of the smartest guys you have never heard of on anything financial" by Herb Greenberg of CNBC.

  • He has also written financial articles for the World Policy Institute.


MEDIA & APPEARANCES