Peter Shirley serves as Deputy Secretary for the West Virginia Department of Revenue. Upon completion of his graduate studies, Pete was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research and, more recently, served as the Director of the West Virginia Legislature's Division of Regulatory and Fiscal Affairs. His work there included extensive analysis of the state budget, spending units, and various research tasks focused on public policies which utilize significant public resources.
In addition to his role as Deputy Secretary, Pete enjoys opportunities to teach throughout the Mountain State. He currently teaches econometrics courses in West Virginia University's John Chambers College of Business and Economics Master of Science in Economics program as well as in West Virginia State University's Masters of Public Administration program.
Pete holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from West Virginia University, a Master's degree in Economics from the University of South Florida, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Irvine.