Primary Job Title Chairman, PSG Primary Organization Providence Equity Partners
Location Providence, Rhode Island, United States Regions East Coast, New England, Northeastern US Gender Male Also Known As Peter O. Wilde
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Peter Wilde is a managing director based in their Providence office. He leads the firm's private equity investment activities in the education and information sectors and is a member of the firms’ investment, portfolio review and operating committees. Mr. Wilde is also chairman of Providence Strategic Growth and is a member of its investment
committee. He is currently a director of Asurion, Blackboard, Galileo Global Education, GlobalTranz, KPA, NACE Schools, TES and Vistage. Previous boards include Archipelago Learning, Ascend Learning, Decision Resources, PADI, Study Group and Vector Solutions. Prior to joining Providence in 2002, Mr. Wilde was a general partner at BCI Partners, where he began his career in private equity in 1992. While at BCI, he was involved in many of BCI's investment activities in media, education and information services companies. Prior to BCI, he worked at LaSalle Partners in the acquisitions group. He received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado College.
