Background
Peter G. Fairweather was born on August 15, 1949, in the United States, to Owen, an attorney, and Sally Hallberg Fairweather, an art dealer.
Fairweather attended Northwestern University, where, in 1971, he got his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts for Teachers, in 1973, and Ph.D., in 1975.
Peter G. Fairweather was born on August 15, 1949, in the United States, to Owen, an attorney, and Sally Hallberg Fairweather, an art dealer.
Fairweather attended Northwestern University, where, in 1971, he got his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts for Teachers, in 1973, and Ph.D., in 1975.
For one year, Fairweather worked at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, as an assistant professor. He worked at the University of Texas at San Antonio, as an assistant professor for three years and at Jostens Learning Corp., in San Diego, he was a vice-president for sixteen years. Peter also worked as a senior manager at International Business Machines Co., and T. J. Watson Research Center, in Yorktown Heights, New York, from 1994.
Fairweather was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
On August 9, 1980, Fairweather married Christina. They have five children: Ian, Colin, Seth, Andrew, Sarah.