Jon M. Peterson
Chief Executive Officer
Jon M. Peterson is the Chief Executive Officer of Peterson Companies, one of the largest, most respected privately held real estate companies in the Washington DC area. Founded in 1965, the company 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, Virginia Gateway, Downtown Silver Spring, RIO, Burke Centre and Tysons McLean Office Park. Most recently, Peterson Companies has expanded its portfolio to include significant industrial, data center, self-storage, and multi-family holdings.
In 2016, he assumed the role of Chairman of the Executive Committee which oversees all aspects of the retail, residential, commercial and mixed-use development and management. Prior to that, Jon served as Senior Vice President of Commercial and Business Development, which allowed him to develop close ties to the entire metropolitan real estate community.
Among the boards and committees Jon currently serves are GO Virginia (appointed by Governor Youngkin), George Mason University Board of Visitors (2020-2024 appointed by Governor Northam); the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP); NAIOP Northern Virginia; Youth for Tomorrow Board of Trustees; George Mason Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship; Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance; The 2030 Group; The 123 Club; George Mason University Patriot Club Advisory Board; George Mason Housing, Inc.; Inova Health Systems Investment Advisory Committee; Virginia Association for Commercial Real Estate; and Prince George’s County Roundtable Board. He served on the George Mason University Board of Visitors as Vice Rector and their Board of Trustees member from 2014-2018 (appointed by Governor McAuliffe), and was a Board member of Washington First Bank from 2014-2018.
Jon and the Peterson Family believe passionately in giving back to the communities they serve. Jon serves on numerous philanthropic boards and committees including Inova Hospital’s Life with Cancer, and Joe Gibbs’ Youth for Tomorrow.
FUN FACT: Jon is a member of the Middlebury Alumni Lacrosse Club and plays lacrosse to this day.
FAVORITE PROJECT: Watching National Harbor from land acquisition through today.