Peter Altabef has served as chair of the board of Unisys Corporation since April 2018 and as CEO of Unisys since January 2015. He also served as president of the company from 2015 to 2020 and from December 2021 to May 2022. Before joining Unisys, Peter served as president and CEO of MICROS Systems, Inc., president and CEO of Perot Systems Corporation, and president of Dell Services, Dell's information technology services and business process solutions unit.
Peter is a member of the board of directors of NiSource Inc. and a member of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), where he served as co-chair of its Cybersecurity Moonshot subcommittee. He is also a trustee of the Committee for Economic Development (CED) for The Conference Board, where he serves as co-chair of the CED’s Technology and Innovation Committee.
Peter has served as senior advisor to 2M Companies, Inc. and as a director of MICROS Systems, Inc., Perot Systems Corporation and Belo Corp.
His professional activities have included membership on the board of directors of EastWest Institute, the Americas International Advisory Council of the International Business Leaders Forum, The University of Chicago Law School Council, and the advisory board of the Institute for Law and Technology of the Center for American and International Law. He is a recipient of the Federal Computer Week Eagle Award for Industry and the American India Foundation Award.
His community service activities have included membership on the board of governors of the Dallas Symphony Association, the associates' board of Children's Medical Center Dallas, the board of advisors of Dallas Children's Theater, the Technology Committee of the Highland Park Independent School Board, the advisory board of the Dallas Museum of Natural History and co-chairman of the American Heart Association Heart Walk Dallas. He is a recipient of the Texas Appleseed Good Apple Award.
Peter received a J.D. degree from The University of Chicago Law School and a B.A. degree in economics from Binghamton University.