Partner
Peter Goldberg
Founder / Partner, PLG Ventures
- Firm
- PLG Ventures
- Title
- Founder / Partner
- Role
- General partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 19 September 2026
About
Peter Goldberg is the founder of PLG Ventures, formerly based in Santa Monica and now Washington DC. Since 2015, Peter has been one of the most active early stage investors in SoCal. Prior to PLG, Peter held various executive positions in the banking industry including being the president and CEO of AmTrust Bank and its holding company which included the insurance and securities/brokerage divisions. AmTrust was at one point the largest privately held bank in the US with assets of approximately $20 billion, loan originations of over $200 billion and over 3000 employees. During that career, Peter led dynamic teams of senior level executives, held director positions at the bank, it's holding company, one of Coldwell Banker's largest real estate franchises and served on advisory committees of Fannie Mae and various mortgage insurance companies.
Background
- Education
- Peter has an Economics degree from The Ohio State University, an MBA focused on organizational behavior from Baldwin Wallace and is a graduate from the International Executive Leadership Programme from INSEAD in Fountainebleau, France.Source (opens in a new tab)
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