Pete Deininger, Acc, Cfa, Caia Email & Phone Number

Park City, UT, US

Established this growth-focused consultancy to advise emerging companies on cultivating strategy and growth options, developing funding strategies and investor positioning, and improving business execution. Have advised companies across multiple industries in evaluating acquisitions, reviewing strategic pivots, and refining business models, leading to.

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

Contribute to the efforts of the Partners for Innovation, Ventures, Outreach & Technology (PIVOT) Center to coach and prepare technology and life science innovators developing out of University of Utah’s research system. While helping develop a formal investor readiness program, was asked to chair, organize, and manage BioUtah’s 2021 Entrepreneur &.

Park City, UT, US

Guide Utah’s most active angel investing group focused on emerging entrepreneurs; invited to join board to manage membership. Refined due diligence operations to improve process and outcomes. Represent PCA to the Park City Chamber of Commerce to enhance standing in community and drive broader awareness.

Park City, UT, US

Collaborate in this Park City-based entrepreneurial community that fosters an ecosystem to support Utah entrepreneurs. Contribute advisory services and mentoring/coaching to company founders and leaders through individual consultations and educational presentations.

Park City, Utah, US

The National Ability Center empowers individuals of all abilities by building self-esteem, confidence and lifetime skills through sport, recreation and educational programs. See more at: http://www.discovernac.org The objective of these experiences is to build self-esteem, confidence and physical development, thereby enhancing active participation in all.

Park City, Utah, US

Invited to join executive leadership team of AI-driven SaaS company and parent technology incubator. Led client success team and developed/implemented client engagement process while managing client relationships across the key corporate initiatives. Enhanced our strategic execution, including systematic approach to market expansion and a data-driven.

Park City, Utah, US

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Co-manager of the $8B Columbia Large Cap Growth fund, determining strategy and positioning across retail and institutional share classes. Identified non-consensus fundamental growth investments, weaving them into a.
• Drove 1900 basis points of cumulative positive attribution, over 800% of total fund alpha through direct management of technology investments, representing nearly 40% of fund assets.
• Delivered long-term outperformance, besting the large-cap growth benchmark and 65% of peer funds.
• Constructed and oversaw the team’s investment process, enhancing operational rigor.
• Engaged frequently with clients and boards, including crafting client-facing marketing message/materials.
• Key in securing $125M institutional mandate which was subsequently expanded to over $200M.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Asked to launch Columbia’s initial global investment office. Built and managed a team of 14 local and international professionals, executing on operations, business development and regional investments.
• Set and executed business plan, determining budget and projections after studying local markets and orchestrating across highest levels of organization.
• Managed regional office operations (sales, compliance, development, technology, support).
• Evaluated and negotiated partnerships and joint ventures, and distribution relationships across Asian markets.
• Engaged clients/prospects across Singapore, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, S. Korea, and Thailand.
• Liaised with Singapore and Hong Kong regulators throughout the 2008 financial crisis.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Joined Columbia to help rebuild its research team; evaluated technology industries, integrating market analysis and financial forecasts into data-driven process and leveraging extensive management/industry relationships.
• Among top-performing analysts, driving significant excess returns at 90% of maximum performance score.
• Leveraged technology sector expertise and industry data for complete supply chain analysis.
• Mentored and developed high-performing analysts.

• Recruited to join developing $250M technology-focused hedge fund as their first outside partner.
• Delivered positive returns of 15% in largely market-neutral long/short technology portfolio.
• Developed team by recruiting analysts.

• Recruited to join $70B global growth manager as a fundamental technology analyst, subsequently promoted to portfolio manager overseeing nearly $1B in mid and large cap technology assets.
• Promoted after achieving among the highest-ever research performance ratings in 1999 and 2000.
• $300M mid cap tech portfolio significantly outperformed in 1999 and was the top-performing DRCM technology fund in 2000, exceeding its benchmark by nearly 20%.
• Extensively represented DRCM to prospective and existing institutional clients.
• Recruited and managed team of investment professionals.

Helped rebuild the technology research effort for $25B investment manager. Earned most rapid promotion and highest initial performance rating of any analyst, while developing and mentoring research team.

Co-founded $20M partnership with three SBC/O’Connor colleagues, building from concept to operating entity. Generated a 20% delta-neutral return in a fundamentally-driven technology stock and options portfolio.

Joined options pioneer O’Connor & Associates, a subsidiary of Swiss Bank Corporation with $3.5B in assets. Managed a $5M – 15M long-short tech sector portfolio with returns of 70% in 1995 and 35% in 1996.

Mba With Honors, Finance, Accounting

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History

Courses In Wy (1988), Ak (1990), Wa (1993)