Ken Peterson
Chief Executive Officer at Columbia Ventures Corp.
Profile
Mr. Peterson graduated from Willamette University’s College of Law in 1980.
He had earlier earned an AB in Government, with High Honors, and been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at The College of William and Mary.
In 1987, while actively practicing law, he purchased and re-opened an aluminum smelter in Washington State.
Subsequently he founded Columbia Ventures Corporation and led in the creation or acquisition of several subsidiary businesses.
Ken Peterson active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Columbia Ventures Corp.
 Columbia Ventures Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Columbia Ventures Corp (CVC) is a private equity subsidiary of Columbia Ventures, Inc founded in 1987. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington. | Chief Executive Officer | 1987-12-31 |
| Washington Institute Foundation | Director/Board Member | - |
Magnet Networks Ltd.
 Magnet Networks Ltd. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Magnet Networks Ltd. provides telecommunications, data connectivity, and security services. The firm offers private VPN and MPLS, managed failover, business fiber, small office fiber, phone line rental, and SIP trunks. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Clonshaugh, Ireland. | Chairman | - |
European Capital Ltd.
 European Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance European Capital Ltd. operates as a private equity fund. The firm invests in both private and public middle market companies located in Europe. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of manufacturing, services, transportation, construction, wholesale, retail, health care, industrial, consumer, chemical, food products and distribution. It provides equity, mezzanine financing for buyouts, divestitures, and acquisitions. The company headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | - |
| Globalstar Australia Pty Ltd. | Director/Board Member | - |
International Architectural Group LLC
 International Architectural Group LLC AluminumNon-Energy Minerals International Architectural Group LLC manufactures building products. It specializes in aluminum and vinyl products. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Monterey Park, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Columbia Pulp LLC
 Columbia Pulp LLC Pulp & PaperProcess Industries Columbia Pulp LLC operates as a pulp mill. It uses a proprietary process to produce sustainable products out of waste straw. The company was founded by John P. Begley and is headquartered in Dayton, WA. | Director/Board Member | - |
RealWear, Inc.
 RealWear, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services RealWear, Inc. engages in developing software which connects industrial workers through voice-driven, hands-free and rugged head-mounted tablets. It offers HMT-1, spare battery, soft pouch carry case, semi rigid carry case, 6 battery multi-charger, USB type-c, hard hat, remote mentor, document navigation, industrial lot visualization, and digital workflow. The company was founded by Chris Parkinson, Kenneth Lustig, Sanjay Jhawar, Brian Hamilton, and Andy Lowery in 2015 and is headquartered in Vancouver, WA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Ken Peterson
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| AMERICAN CAPITAL LTD. | Director/Board Member | 2017-01-02 |
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Training of Ken Peterson
| Willamette University | Graduate Degree |
| The College of William & Mary | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
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| METRO ONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. | Commercial Services |
| Private companies | 20 |
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American Capital Ltd.
 American Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance American Capital Ltd. engages in the management of investments in middle market private equity, leveraged finance, and structured products. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD. | Finance |
Magnet Networks Ltd.
Magnet Networks Ltd. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Magnet Networks Ltd. provides telecommunications, data connectivity, and security services. The firm offers private VPN and MPLS, managed failover, business fiber, small office fiber, phone line rental, and SIP trunks. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Clonshaugh, Ireland. | Communications |
CTC Communications Group, Inc.
 CTC Communications Group, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications CTC Communications Corp. is an integrated communications carrier providing business customers from Maine to Maryland with a full range of converged voice, data and Internet services dynamically allocated on a next-generation, all-IP packet-based network. The company serves small, medium and larger business customers. The company is located in Waltham, MA. | Communications |
American Capital Asset Management LLC
 American Capital Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance American Capital Asset Management LLC (American Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Malon Wilkus. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. | Finance |
One Communications Corp.
 One Communications Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications One Communications Corp. provides telecommunication services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA. | Communications |
Columbia Ventures Corp.
Columbia Ventures Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Columbia Ventures Corp (CVC) is a private equity subsidiary of Columbia Ventures, Inc founded in 1987. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington. | Finance |
| Washington Institute Foundation | |
Washington Policy Center
 Washington Policy Center Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Washington Policy Center promotes sound public policy based on free-market solutions. It improves lives of Washington state’s citizens by providing research for policymakers, the media and the general public. The firm also publishes studies, sponsors events and conferences and educates citizens on the vital public policy issues facing in the region. Its focus areas include education, environment, health care, small business and agriculture. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Commercial Services |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc.
 Cogent Communications Group, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Cogent Communications Group, Inc. provides broadband Internet services. The company was founded by David Schaeffer in August 1999 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Communications |
European Capital Ltd.
European Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance European Capital Ltd. operates as a private equity fund. The firm invests in both private and public middle market companies located in Europe. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of manufacturing, services, transportation, construction, wholesale, retail, health care, industrial, consumer, chemical, food products and distribution. It provides equity, mezzanine financing for buyouts, divestitures, and acquisitions. The company headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Finance |
Hibernia Atlantic Cable System Ltd.
 Hibernia Atlantic Cable System Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Hibernia Atlantic Cable System Ltd. provides telecommunications services. It owns and operates a global network and offers various network points of presence. The firm services include optical transport, ethernet, broadcast cloud media, and colocation services. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. | Technology Services |
Islandssimi hf
 Islandssimi hf Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Islandssimi hf provided voice and data communications services. The company was headquartered in Reykjavík, Iceland. | Communications |
| Globalstar Australia Pty Ltd. | |
International Architectural Group LLC
International Architectural Group LLC AluminumNon-Energy Minerals International Architectural Group LLC manufactures building products. It specializes in aluminum and vinyl products. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Monterey Park, CA. | Non-Energy Minerals |
Columbia Ventures, Inc.
 Columbia Ventures, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Columbia Ventures, Inc. operates as an investment company. It focuses principally on the international telecommunications industry. The firm has a distinct ability to foresee business opportunities and accelerate the process to develop them. Columbia Ventures was founded in 1994 and is headquartered is Jackson, MS. | Finance |
Hibernia Atlantic U.S. LLC
 Hibernia Atlantic U.S. LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Hibernia Atlantic U.S. LLC provides transatlantic submarine cable transport services. The company was founded by Kenneth D. Peterson, Jr. in 2003 and is headquartered in Summit, NJ. | Communications |
Pac-West Telecomm, Inc.
 Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. provides wholesale communications services solutions. It offers switched local and long distance telecommunications services to internet service providers & paging companies. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Stockton, CA. | Communications |
Columbia Commercial Building Products LLC
 Columbia Commercial Building Products LLC AluminumNon-Energy Minerals Columbia Commercial Building Products LLC manufactures aluminum architectural windows. It offers storefront, mall sliders, curtain wall and entrance doors for new and replacement construction. The firm’s manufacturing facility is located Rockwall, Texas with a service center located in Houston, Texas and Grand Prairie, Texas. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Rockwall, TX. | Non-Energy Minerals |
Columbia Pulp LLC
Columbia Pulp LLC Pulp & PaperProcess Industries Columbia Pulp LLC operates as a pulp mill. It uses a proprietary process to produce sustainable products out of waste straw. The company was founded by John P. Begley and is headquartered in Dayton, WA. | Process Industries |
RealWear, Inc.
RealWear, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services RealWear, Inc. engages in developing software which connects industrial workers through voice-driven, hands-free and rugged head-mounted tablets. It offers HMT-1, spare battery, soft pouch carry case, semi rigid carry case, 6 battery multi-charger, USB type-c, hard hat, remote mentor, document navigation, industrial lot visualization, and digital workflow. The company was founded by Chris Parkinson, Kenneth Lustig, Sanjay Jhawar, Brian Hamilton, and Andy Lowery in 2015 and is headquartered in Vancouver, WA. | Technology Services |
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