He began his academic career after earning his PhD in Management in 2006 from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. During the preceding fifteen years, Peter worked as a manager in the airline, banking, consulting and venture capital industries. He subsequently managed the commercialization of new technologies through the creation of spinoff companies at The University of Sydney. In this role, he accomplished successful IPOs and VC deals. In his current academic career, Peter researches in the fields of entrepreneurial management and strategy, and their relationship to the dynamics of industrial change and the evolution of capabilities.