Peter founded Platinum in 1999 out of the Sprecher family office, where he has headed the family’s stock, bond, venture capital, international real estate, and alternative investment activities since 1970. Platinum’s organic growth has been the result of Peter’s fundamental long-term investment values and unique investment experience. With more than forty years as a professional investor, financier and entrepreneur, Peter has been involved in a diversified range of industries, including consumer durable goods, manufacturing, rental and retail, real estate development, and the licensing of food production technology. Peter graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a B.S. i