Diana M. Peterson, CEO of AW Properties Global — a real estate consultancy in investment sales, brokerages, and auctions — has 25-plus years of experience in real estate brokerage, auctions, and law. Prior to founding AW, Diana co-founded AuctionWorks, the robust online real estate auction marketplace that is now a division of AW. In her career, Diana has sold every asset class of both commercial and residential real estate; she has also represented tenants in their search for office space and lease negotiations across the country. Diana earned a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School, where she served as an editor of the Minnesota Law Review. She also holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago. She is licensed in Illinois as a real estate instructor, attorney, real estate managing broker, and auctioneer.