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Carl Peterson is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, having served served from 2014 to 2017 in the Qianjiang District of Southwestern China’s Chongqing Municipality. He has also worked in pre-seed and post Series A startups. He holds a BA from the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies, a JD from the University of Washington School of Law, and a Technology Entrepreneurship Certificate from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.
A series of boots-on-the-ground blogs from the hometowns of our research team
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