Peter Altabef

Born in New York, Altabef received his bachelor's in economics from Binghamton University in 1980,{{Cite web |last=Monico - |first=Riccardo |date=2021-10-08 |title=A conversation with BU Alum Peter Altabef |url=https://www.bupipedream.com/news/122251/auto-draft-1285/ |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=Pipe Dream}} and a degree in law from the University of Chicago.

Altabef began his career working as a lawyer. From 1985 to 1993, he worked at Hughes & Luce LLP, where he developed connections to the former CEOs of Perot Systems.{{cite news|title=Peter Altabef, '83: Appointed to President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee|publisher=The University of Chicago Law School|date=December 5, 2016}} In 1993, Peter Altabef was hired on at Perot Systems, and became the president and CEO a decade later, in 2004.{{cite news|last1=Small|first1=Vanessa|title=New at the top: Peter A. Altabef got his start in business at the dinner table|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/new-at-the-top-peter-a-altabef-got-his-start-in-business-at-the-dinner-table/2013/01/13/b369e58a-5c37-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html|accessdate=8 August 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 13, 2013}} In 2009, the company was acquired by Dell Services, a business unit of Dell.{{cite web|title=Dell Completes Tender Offer for Perot Systems|url=http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/secure/2009-11-03-Perot.aspx|publisher=Dell|accessdate=20 April 2010|date=November 9, 2009}} Altabef remained president and CEO of the company under Dell's ownership, and stepped down in 2011 upon the full integration of new management.{{cite news|title=Former Perot Systems CEO leaves Dell|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2011/01/13/former-perot-systems-ceo-leaves-dell.html|publisher=Dallas Business Journal|date=Jan 13, 2011}}

In 2013, Altabef became the president and CEO of MICROS Systems. He remained with the company through its acquisition by Oracle Corporation,{{cite news|last1=Bort|first1=Julie|title=This Is Why Oracle Just Made A Huge $5.3 Billion Acquisition|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/why-oracle-bought-micros-for-53b-2014-6|accessdate=8 August 2017|publisher=Business Insider|date=June 23, 2014}} and stepped down in 2014. At the end of that year, he was named the incoming president and CEO of Unisys, effective as of January 2015.{{cite news|last1=Kuranda|first1=Sarah|title=Unisys Names 20-Year Channel Executive Veteran As New CEO|url=http://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/300075136/unisys-names-20-year-channel-executive-veteran-as-new-ceo.htm|accessdate=8 August 2017|publisher=CRN|date=December 16, 2014}}

In December 2016, he was appointed to serve on the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC).{{Cite web |last=Budik |first=Lauren |date=2016-12-11 |title=Obama Taps Unisys President, CEO Peter Altabef to Serve on President's National Security Telecom Committee |url=https://washingtonexec.com/2016/12/obama-taps-unisys-president-ceo-peter-altabef-serve-presidents-national-security-telecom-committee/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=WashingtonExec |language=en-US}}

At the end of 2017, Altabef was elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Unisys.{{cite news |last1=Arvedlund |first1=Erin |date=December 12, 2017 |title=Unisys CEO Peter Altabef also named chairman |publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/business/unisys-ceo-peter-altabef-named-chairman-20171212.html |accessdate=7 February 2018}}

In 2018, he co-led the NSTAC’s Cybersecurity Moonshot initiative.{{Cite web |title=Peter Altabef: Aiming high |url=https://fcw.com/acquisition/2019/03/peter-altabef-aiming-high/240690/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=FCW |date=29 March 2019 |language=en}} This committee was tasked with developing a “whole-of-nation” cybersecurity plan for the U.S. with the goal of making the internet safe and secure for the delivery of government and critical infrastructure services by 2028. In 2019, he received the Federal Computer Week Industry Eagle award for his work.

Altabef is on the board of directors of NiSource Inc. and Petrus Trust Company, L.T.A..{{Cite web |date=2017-12-13 |title=Peter Altabef Named Unisys Chairman, Nathaniel Davis Appointed Independent Lead Director |url=https://www.govconwire.com/2017/12/peter-altabef-named-unisys-chairman-nathaniel-davis-appointed-independent-lead-director/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=GovCon Wire |language=en-US}} He is on the board of advisors of Merit Energy Company, LLC, and is a trustee for the Committee for Economic Development,{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2021-11-03 |title=Texas Appleseed to honor Jennifer and Peter Altabef and Latham & Watkins with awards |url=https://blog.texasbar.com/2021/11/articles/news/texas-appleseed-to-honor-jennifer-and-peter-altabef-and-latham-watkins-with-awards/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Texas Bar Blog |language=en-US}} where he is a co-chair of the Technology and Innovation Committee. He previously served on the board of the EastWest Institute,{{Cite web |date=2019-01-24 |title=Today's Decisions on Cybersecurity Must Focus on Deploying Emerging Technologies in Ways That Will Benefit Society in the Future, Unisys Chief Trust Officer to Tell Futurists in Davos |url=https://aithority.com/news/todays-decisions-on-cybersecurity-must-focus-on-deploying-emerging-technologies-in-ways-that-will-benefit-society-in-the-future-unisys-chief-trust-officer-to-tell-futurists-in-davos/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=AiThority |language=en-US}} and was a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, the Americas International Advisory Council of the International Business Leaders Forum, and the advisory board of the Institute for Law and Technology of the Center for American and International Law.{{Cite web |title=Peter A. Altabef, President and Chief Executive Officer, Micros Systems |url=https://www.topionetworks.com/people/peter-a-altabef-5301bd9c00e8b3045300f604 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915170311/https://www.topionetworks.com/people/peter-a-altabef-5301bd9c00e8b3045300f604 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 15, 2022 |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=www.topionetworks.com}} He was on the associates’ board of Children’s Medical Center Dallas, the advisory board of Dallas Children’s Theater, the Technology Committee of the Highland Park Independent School Board and the Dallas Museum of Natural History. He was co-chairman of the American Heart Association Heart Walk Dallas.

Peter Altabef is married to Jennifer Altabef, who is a partner in a Dallas law firm, and they have two children.{{cite news|title=Wildcats of the Week: Tim and Mary Patronik and Jennifer and Peter Altabef|url=https://our.northwestern.edu/community/schools/naa/blog/2016/06/02/wildcats-of-the-week-tim-and-mary-patronik-and-jennifer-and-peter-altabef|accessdate=8 August 2017|publisher=Northwestern University|date=June 2, 2016}} In November 2021, Peter and Jennifer received the J. Chrys Dougherty Good Apple Award from Texas Appleseed, a nonprofit organization.{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2021-11-03 |title=Texas Appleseed to honor Jennifer and Peter Altabef and Latham & Watkins with awards |url=https://blog.texasbar.com/2021/11/articles/news/texas-appleseed-to-honor-jennifer-and-peter-altabef-and-latham-watkins-with-awards/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Texas Bar Blog |language=en-US}}

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