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Peter Currie (businessman)

Peter L. S. Currie
Born 1956 (age 60–61)
Nationality American
Alma mater Williams BA Econ/French
Stanford MBA 1982
Occupation Currie Capital,
president

Peter L. S. Currie (born 1956) is a business executive notable for being the chief financial officer for Netscape during the 1990s. Currie was described by Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Vascellaro as one of the "Silicon Valley wise men". He advised Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about business matters in 2009. He is an investor in Internet start-ups and serves on the boards of numerous firms. He is president of Currie Capital and is a charter trustee of Phillips Academy. In February 2011, he was elected as the president of the school's board of trustees, and his term began on July 1, 2012.

Currie graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover in 1974 in the school's first co–educational class. His classmates included jazz Grammy–winner Bill Cunliffe, actor Dana Delany, painter Julian Hatton, poet Karl Kirchwey, writer Nate Lee, political commentator Heather Mac Donald, restaurateur Priscilla Martel, children's TV producer Jonathan Meath, editor Sara Nelson, and sculptor Gar Waterman. Currie earned a B.A. degree from Williams College in 1978 and an M.B.A. degree from Stanford University. He worked in various capacities at Morgan Stanley including holding the title of Principal from 1982 to 1989. He held various management positions at McCaw Cellular from 1989 to 1995 before joining Netscape.


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