Peter Altabef


Peter Altabef is an American businessman and lawyer. He is currently the president, CEO, and Chairman of Unisys.

Early life and education

Born in New York, Altabef received his bachelor's in economics from Binghamton University, and a degree in law from the University of Chicago.

Career

Peter Altabef began his career working as a lawyer. From 1985 to 1993, he worked at Hughes & Luce LLP, where he developed connections to the former CEOs of Perot Systems. In 1993, Peter Altabef was hired on at Perot Systems, and became the president and CEO a decade later, in 2004. In 2009, the company was acquired by Dell Services, a business unit of Dell. Altabef remained president and CEO of the company under Dell's ownership, and stepped down in 2011 upon the full integration of new management.
In 2013, Altabef became the president and CEO of MICROS Systems. He remained with the company through its acquisition by Oracle Corporation, and stepped down in 2014. At the end of that year, he was named the incoming president and CEO of Unisys, effective as of January 2015.
At the end of 2017, Altabef was elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Unisys.

Personal life

Peter Altabef is married to Jennifer Altabef, who is a partner in a Dallas law firm, and they have two children.