Ideologies / Fiscal Conservative / Pete Peterson
§ The minds · 1926–2018 · United States · Financier & official
Pete Peterson
The deficit crusader
A fortune spent fighting debt.
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The Commerce Secretary and Blackstone co-founder who devoted a billion-dollar foundation to one cause: warning America about its long-term debt and deficits.
social
Moderate traditionalist.
economic
Pro-market, but obsessed with long-term fiscal sustainability.
governance
Bipartisan institutionalist on the budget.
Notable for
- Founded the Peterson Foundation
- U.S. Commerce Secretary
- Co-founded Blackstone
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