Meet our Forbes Guru: Peter Way
Peter F. Way is founder and chief investment officer of Peter Way Associates, a publisher of unconventional information and an equity investment manager for pension funds and other institutions.
Through one-of-a-kind proprietary software developed by Mr. Way, the Company is the only one in the world that tracks the block trading community’s price-range forecasts for over 2,000 stocks, market indexes, ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) and ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds).
Mr. Way founded the Company in 1974 after serving 11 years at Citibank in New York City. At Citibank, he began as a research manager in the Trust Investment Division and was later promoted to vice president. His creation of a computer-based company earnings forecast model, and introduction of the first time-shared computer terminal in 1965 led to its widespread use in the bank. Prior to his accomplishments at Citibank, Mr. Way trained as a security analyst with the investment counsel firm of Lionel D. Edie in New York City for six years.
Mr. Way is a chartered financial analyst (CFA), a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and past president of the New York Society of Junior Security Analysts. He also is an active member of the Financial Analysts Society of San Diego, Calif., serving as its president from 1993-1994.
A native of Ohio, Mr. Way received his B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and his MBA degree from Harvard’s School of Business. He has served on the editorial boards of the Financial Analyst Journal and the CFA Digest. He also has written numerous articles for various publications including Forbes and has been a frequent lecturer on the stock market.
As a past resident of Boston, Mass. and New York City, and a current resident of San Diego, Calif., Mr. Way is active in his community from coast to coast. He is a member of the San Diego Opera Investment Advisory Board and a member of the Harvard Clubs of Boston and New York City. Mr. Way and his wife, Arlene – who serves as president of the Company – have three sons, each involved with the Company, along with a grandson as a third generation in the business. |