Board Chair, DeVry University
Peel has been the chair of the board of DeVry University since 2018. He is managing partner of Peel Global Advisory LLC, a consulting firm providing capital and board consulting support to public and private companies, colleges and universities and arts organizations. Peel is known for having built widely recognized human resources organizations at institutions like Yale University, General Mills and PepsiCo. Peel retired from Yale University in 2017 after working directly for two successive presidents for nine years, serving as the vice president of human resources and administration. Prior to joining Yale, Peel was the chief human resources officer of General Mills for more than 17 years. He also held various senior human resources roles at PepsiCo.