Peter Thomson is a Canadian businessman, the billionaire heir to Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI), the global media and financial data conglomerate. His colossal wealth is generational, tied to the industrial empire founded by his grandfather, Roy Thomson, in the 1930s.

Thomson's career is defined by generational stewardship and fiduciary oversight of the complex family assets. He is one of the third-generation heirs who controls the majority of the family's stake through The Woodbridge Company Limited, the private investment holding company.

• Thomson Reuters (Family Heir & Shareholder): The foundational source of his wealth, tied to the global leader in financial data, news, and legal information.
• Woodbridge Company (Executive): The private holding company that controls over 68 percent of Thomson Reuters (ensuring long-term family control).
• Investment Strategy: His philosophy is rooted in long-term asset hold and conservative financial management of essential data and media assets.
• Privacy: The Thomson family is notoriously reclusive, strictly maintaining a low public profile.

Peter Thomson's structural role is centered on fiduciary stewardship of his inherited assets, ensuring the long-term, stable management of the Thomson Reuters legacy. The company's strategic genius lies in its commitment to data and technology (pioneering the financial data terminal model). His structural contribution is tied to the successful generational transition and stable private control of a critical global media and financial data asset.

He is the brother of David Thomson, the Chairman of Thomson Reuters. His wealth is secured by the colossal, long-term, stable profitability of the global financial data and information services sector.

Peter Thomson's social impact is structural, stemming from Thomson Reuters' role in providing essential financial information and legal data that underpin global commerce and legal systems. His family's foundation supports various educational and community initiatives. His structural contribution is tied to the successful generational transition and stable private control of a critical Canadian industrial and media asset.

His personal philanthropy supports various community and educational initiatives.

Peter Thomson maintains the extremely discreet, low-profile style characteristic of the Thomson family. His attire is typically conservative and unostentatious. His aesthetic reflects stability and quiet, established authority, typical of a highly private Canadian billionaire.

Residing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, his luxury is the immense security and financial reward derived from his multi-billion dollar fortune. His life is dedicated to financial stewardship, investment strategy, and the long-term legacy of the Thomson Reuters empire.