Peter D. Cummings
Chairman
Peter D. Cummings was educated at Yale University (B.A. 1968) and the University of Toronto, where he received a Master’s Degree in English Literature in 1969. In 1988, he completed the Owner/President Management Program at the Harvard Business School. Mr. Cummings has been active in real estate development and management in Florida, Michigan, Texas and North Carolina since 1975. He divides his time between Florida and Michigan where, since 1991, he has managed the real estate portfolio of the Max M. Fisher Family. Mr. Cummings has been involved in a broad spectrum of community affairs. He served as vice president and a board member of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County (1980-1984); was a member of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County (1983-1988); is a founding member and past president of the Economic Council of Martin County; and is a founding member of the Martin County Council for the Arts. He currently serves as a board member and chairman emeritus of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, vice chairman of the American Symphony Orchestra League and member of the Madison Council of the Library of Congress. He is also a board member of Detroit Renaissance and Comerica Bank.