Brian Peterson joined Newmark in 2021 as a Managing Director with Newmark’s Global Strategy and Consulting group, a division of the firm’s Occupier Solutions, where he supports the economic development, location strategy, and labor analytics consulting practices with data analysis, project management, and market research. Mr. Peterson is based in Minneapolis.
Mr. Peterson has worked with public, private, and nonprofit clients across the U.S. on projects covering economic development strategy, workforce development, tax incentives, target industry identification, transportation planning, and tax policy. Mr. Peterson has been featured as an economics commentator for CNN, FOX Business, the Chicago Tribune, and Crain’s Chicago and Detroit Business, among others.
Partial Client List
- New York State Empire Development
- City of Bakersfield, California
- City of Dublin, Ohio
- Center for Economic Growth
- Invest Buffalo Niagara
- CLECO Power
- Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
- New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
- State of Florida Office of Economic & Demographic Research
- South Dakota Science and Technology Authority
- Business Leaders for Michigan
- National Association of REALTORS®
- Uber Technologies
- McDonald’s Corporation
- The University of Chicago
- Fermi Research Alliance
Education
Mr. Peterson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Urban Studies from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. He also holds a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, where he graduated with Departmental Honors.