He holds a PhD (Business Strategy) from the University of Calgary, and B.Sc. (Civil Engineering) and MBA (Organization Theory) degrees from the University of Alberta. He has been on numerous private and public boards, and is currently the Chair of the Board for HomeCo (not-for-profit affordable housing), a Trustee of Boardwalk REIT, and a partner in Peters-Dewald Land Company Inc. (real estate development). Prior to pursuing his academic interests, he held many senior management positions, including CEO of two major real estate development companies.