Executive Assistant
Peyton is the Executive Assistant to the President of The Pershing Square Foundation. She offers administrative support in managing the president’s calendar and assisting in the day-to-day operations of The Pershing Square Foundation. She serves as the executive point person for coordinating with external partners and grantees.
Prior to working at The Pershing Square Foundation, Peyton served as the Executive Assistant to the Foundation President / Chief Operating Officer at Thiel Capital and the Thiel Foundation in Los Angeles, California. Throughout this role, she assisted in the coordination of the Thiel Fellowship, a program which awards $100,000 grants to young entrepreneurs to pursue their innovative start-ups. She previously worked as a Registered Behavioral Health Technician (RBT) where she created and implemented intervention plans to address the behavioral and developmental needs of children on the Autism spectrum.
Peyton graduated in 2020 with Dean’s List Honors from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo with a BS in Psychology and a minor in Child Development.