Arthur J. “Art” Samberg founded Pequot Partners, which at one point was the world’s largest hedge fund, and closed the fund in 2009. A philanthropist, Art Samberg has generously supported various nonprofits, including PeerForward (formerly College Summer), which honored him and his family as a Lifetime Peer Leader in December 2016, the same occasion where former First Lady Michelle Obama was recognized as an Education Peer Leader. PeerForward leverages the power of positive peer influence to help high school students with low-income backgrounds pursue college degrees to have a better chance of leading successful lives. Four junior and four senior students who are identified as being influential in a given school (not necessarily the brightest or most athletically gifted) are provided with leadership training and ample support to encourage their fellow students to take three actions.

1. Art Samberg
PeerForward Focuses on Three Key
Actions for Success

2. Introduction
Arthur J.“Art” Samberg founded Pequot Partners, which at one point was
the world’s largest hedge fund, and closed the fund in 2009.A
philanthropist,Art Samberg has generously supported various nonprofits,
including PeerForward (formerly College Summer), which honored him
and his family as a Lifetime Peer Leader in December 2016, the same
occasion where former First Lady Michelle Obama was recognized as an
Education Peer Leader.

3. PeerForward leverages the power of positive peer influence to help high
school students with low-income backgrounds pursue college degrees to
have a better chance of leading successful lives. Four junior and four senior
students who are identified as being influential in a given school (not
necessarily the brightest or most athletically gifted) are provided with
leadership training and ample support to encourage their fellow students to
take three actions.

4. The first is to apply at three or more colleges, which greatly increases the
probability of enrollment.The second is to file early for financial aid,
particularly the FreeApplication for Federal StudentAid, for which 2.3
million eligible students never apply.Those who file this application have a
72 percent higher persistence rate in college versus those who do not. Last,
help students connect academics to life goals using PeerForward's career
exploration initiatives, which will likely increase the chances of obtaining a
degree by 600 percent.To learn more about PeerForward, visit
www.peerforward.org.