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Real Estate 2025: JON M. PETERSON
CEO AND CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, PETERSON COS., FAIRFAX COUNTY
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Real Estate 2025: JON M. PETERSON
CEO AND CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, PETERSON COS., FAIRFAX COUNTY
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Founded in 1965 by Peterson’s late father, Milt, Peterson Cos. is responsible for some of the most prominent
and successful mixed-use retail, residential and office developments in Northern Virginia and Maryland, including Fairfax Corner, Fair Lakes, National Harbor, Burke Centre and Tysons McLean Office Park.
Peterson, who became executive committee chairman in 2016 and CEO in 2018, helms the 170-employee real estate development firm, which also develops self-storage and industrial projects, including data centers. In May, the CIA purchased a 10-story office building in Chantilly for $246.4 million from Peterson Cos.
The Peterson Family Foundation made significant donations in 2024, including a $20 million gift to Inova Health System and a $5 million donation to George Mason University to renovate its Concert Hall auditorium.
A 1986 Middlebury College graduate, Peterson serves on George Mason’s board of visitors and the boards of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance and Youth for Tomorrow, a nonprofit organization started by former NFL coach Joe Gibbs.
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