Dr. Peterson is CEO of MarketPsych comprising MarketPsych Data (financial sentiment data derived from news and social media), MarketPsych (behavioral economics consulting and training), and MarketPsy Capital (quantitative psychology-based asset management).
In the educational field Dr. Peterson developed popular financial personality tests, published widely in academic journals and textbooks, and is an associate editor of the Journal of Behavioral Finance. His book, "Inside the Investor's Brain" (Wiley, 2007) was called "outstanding" and "a seminal text" on investment psychology by Barrons. His second book is "MarketPsych" (Wiley, 2010) (with Frank Murtha, PhD). Both books were named top financial books of 2007 and 2010 respectively by Kiplinger's. His third book is "Trading on Sentiment" (Wiley, 2016).
Dr. Peterson received cum laude Electrical Engineering (B.S.), Arts (B.A.), and Doctor of Medicine degrees (M.D.) from the University of Texas. He performed postdoctoral neuroeconomics research at Stanford University and is Board-certified in Psychiatry. He lives in California with his family.
Specialties: Behavioral economics and investor psychology. ESG data. Social mood analysis and behavioral forecasting. Data analysis. Machine learning and artificial intelligence.
