He wrote the book In Search of Excellence with Robert Waterman in 1982 which has been called the world's best selling business book. He later wrote Thriving On Chaos which was also very successful.

Before he became a McKinsey consultant in 1974, he worked in the Pentagon for two years where he became fascinated by complex organizations.

He gained a masters degree in civil engineering at Cornell University and then served in Vietnam. Later he took an MBA at Stanford and worked at the Washington Office of Management and Budget. He is founder of the Tom Peters Group which has formed a substantial business in videos, cassettes, a TV series, personal appearances and consultancy work.

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