[1] A graduate of Stanford University, Peterson began his career working in script development and film production for producer Roger Corman before later joining Walt Disney Studios as an executive and going on to serve as a senior executive at several independent film companies.
Peterson continues to develop and produce as a Partner and Managing Director of Remstar Studios,[2] a production company and fund based in Los Angeles and Montreal.
[3] In recent years, Peterson produced the critically acclaimed and Annie award-nominated Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet directed by Roger Allers and featuring the voices of Liam Neeson and Salma Hayek-Pinault.
He produced writer/director Robert Jury's 2020 debut film Working Man, which stars Peter Gerety, Billy Brown, and Academy Award nominee Talia Shire.
Earlier projects include My Date with Drew, Dim Sum Funeral, and East of Havana, a documentary about the Cuban hip-hop scene.