Peter Compton

Silicon Valley Bank
Senior Advisor, Foreign Exchange
Peter Compton is a senior foreign exchange advisor for Silicon Valley Bank’s global financial services group, and has been with SVB since 2007. He helps clients design and implement hedging strategies for foreign currency exposures. Compton has over 20 years experience in global financial markets.

Before joining Silicon Valley Bank, Compton spent seven years working in the European equity markets. Based in Germany, he spent four years with HSBC and three years as Head of Equity Sales for ABN-AMRO in Frankfurt. Prior to his work overseas, Compton spent seven years with Bank of America in San Francisco as an equity and fixed income derivative specialist.

Compton holds a bachelor's degree in business and management from the University of Rhode Island and a Master's of Business Administration from San Francisco State University.

Expert Insights from Peter Compton

FX Quarterly Outlook Q3 2022: Currency and macro updates for the innovation economy

 
Ivan Asensio, Ph.D., Peter Compton, Will Joyce, David Song, Minh Trang

FX Monthly Outlook: Dollar steady despite risk-on investor sentiment

 
Peter Compton

FX Monthly Outlook: Investor sentiment drives dollar value while Fed awaits ‘real’ data

 
Peter Compton

FX Monthly Outlook: USD weakens as worldwide economies recover

 
Peter Compton

FX Monthly Outlook: Dollar strength relies on persistent Covid-19 uncertainties

 
Peter Compton

FX Risk Advisory: Benchmark Survey Report for Life Science & Healthcare companies

 
Ivan Asensio, Ph.D., Peter Compton