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40 Under 40, Class of 2018

Patrick Peterson

Company

Bayer

Job Title

Ornamental Specialist

Accomplishments

  • Part of a six-person team that helped launch company’s ornamentals pesticide portfolio for the greenhouse and nursery market.
  • Served as the International Plant Propagator’s Society Western Region Director, helping plan many annual meetings and organize an international tour.

Extracurricular

A Serious Golfer: Patrick can throw a golf disc the distance of a soccer field and land within the opposite goal. He has played more than 150 disc golf courses in 20 states and five foreign countries.

Fun Facts

Rafting and Reading: Patrick is an avid whitewater rafter and his favorite book is “The Emerald Mile” — “the story about man’s conquest over extraordinary whitewater conditions, and what human impact can have when trying to harness nature.”