Retired. Formerly partner in the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP. Mrs. Peterson was President of Hood College from 1995 to 2000. From 1989 to 1993 she served in the U.S. Government, first appointed by the President as Assistant Attorney General in the Tax Division of the Department of Justice, then as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. She was also a partner in the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP where she served a total of 22 years from 1969 to 1989 and from 1993 to 1994. Mrs. Peterson is also a director of AK Steel Corporation, Champion Enterprises, Inc. and Wolverine Worldwide Inc. Mrs. Peterson expects to retire as a member of the Board of the DWS Scudder Funds effective April 1, 2008.
