Profile: Steven R Peterson

Competition Economists

Biography: Competition Economists

Steven Peterson is a senior managing director with Compass Lexecon and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr Peterson specialises in the economics of antitrust and competition, estimation of damages, and regulation and public policy. He has worked for clients in a wide variety of industries including transportation, software, entertainment, telecommunications, chemicals and energy.

Dr Peterson has provided consulting and expert witness testimony on a range of topics including competition matters, patent misuse, and damages, among others. In his antitrust work, Dr Peterson has consulted with clients engaged in negotiations with the US Department of Justice and customers to resolve allegations of price fixing in the United States and Europe. Dr Peterson has evaluated the competitive impact of proposed mergers in a range of industries including transportation, energy and telecommunications. He has also provided testimony on damages matters in antitrust cases and commercial disputes.

In the software industry, Dr Peterson has provided testimony on patent misuse on behalf of a client accused of patent infringement. He has also provided testimony on behalf of a launch services provider to NASA to support the client's efforts to keep the government from releasing confidential cost information.

Dr Peterson has a PhD in Economics from Harvard University and a BA with Highest Honors in Economics from the University of California, Davis.