About Us

FOUNDER

Tom Peterson is Founding Partner of Peterson Rogers Private Wealth in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2006 Tom lost his first wife, Roma, to ovarian cancer and witnessed first hand the many challenges cancer survivors and caregivers face as they cope with the impacts of a cancer and treatment on their everyday lives. In 2014, Tom and his daughter, Brooke, founded the Cancierge Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing non-medical assistance to cancer patients. The foundation ensures that cancer survivors have the resources and support they need to focus on being well.

Tom has over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 33 years at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management after joining the firm in 1989. At Peterson/Rogers, he focuses on family office services, specializing in helping high and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families preserve, grow, and transfer their wealth across generations.

Tom is also committed to community service, serving on the fundraising board and parish council of his church. Tom also held a position on the board of the University of Utah Alumni Association, where he led fundraising efforts. Tom was an integral part of the University of Utah Crimson Club, where he played a key role in fundraising and marketing when the university joined the PAC-12.

Tom lives in Holladay, Utah with his wife, Cynthia, and together they have six children.

CO-FOUNDER

Dr. Chandramouli has been a practicing oncologist & hematologist in Salt Lake City for more than 20 years. Throughout his career, he has seen the impact cancer and cancer treatment has had on friends, family, and patients and their families. This includes not only the symptoms and side effects but also the emotional, psychological, and financial toll on cancer survivors and their families and caregivers.

Nitin, with Tom Peterson, helped found the Cancierge Foundation with the goal of helping cancer survivors with the simple needs that we all take for granted, such as transportation to treatment visits.

Dr. Chandramouli is the current president of Utah Cancer Specialists, is adjunct clinical faculty at Rocky Vista University and serves as an advisory board member and clinical reviewer for the Oncology Journal. Previously he served on the board of the Quality of Life Community, and was adjunct clinical faculty for University of Utah School of Medicine as well as the past president of the Society of Utah Medical Oncologists.

CHAIRMAN

Benjamin Rogers is Founding Partner at Peterson Rogers Private Wealth.  Prior to cofounding Peterson Rogers, Benjamin was a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch and completed both his Bachelor of Science in International Studies and Master of Science in Finance from the University of Utah.  

His passion for the Cancierge Foundation stems from his parents’ battles with cancer and the difficulty they both had getting to their treatments regularly—Ben’s father didn’t have a steady means of transportation and, after he passed away, his mother was also diagnosed with cancer and struggled to juggle her treatments, raise her two boys, and run her business.  

Ben is also an emeritus board member at Survivor Wellness (formerly Cancer Wellness House), which helps provide free therapeutic treatments, psychological support, and sense of community for families afflicted by loved ones with cancer; Survivor Wellness is a benefactor of the Cancierge Foundation. 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Zach is the Executive Director of the Cancierge Foundation. His father, a cancer survivor, suffers from the long-term effects of treatment for late stage bone cancer. Zach has seen first hand how his parents’ lives have been drastically transformed as they cope with the deleterious impacts of the disease and treatment.

Most recently Zach worked as the Director of Organizational Effectiveness at Bridge Investment Group. Prior to that, Zach was an organization development consultant in Asia Pacific and Japan for over a decade before joining Goldman Sachs in Japan in 2009 and then transferring to Salt Lake City in 2013 where he, his wife, and son have now lived for over 10 years. 

In addition to his career in the financial services industry, Zach also founded and ran a non-profit organization to support leaders with strong commitments to social responsibility and sustainability. Zach graduated with a B.A. in English from Denison University and earned a Masters in Organization Development and Change from Antioch University. He is also a passionate backcountry skier, cyclist, martial artist, and poet.

TREASURER

David is President of Cottonwood Asset Management and also has his own tax and accounting firm, Cottonwood Tax & Accounting, specializing in small business tax and accounting. 

David was introduced to the Cancierge foundation a few years after his wife, Andrea finished her chemotherapy for breast cancer. Fortunately she is now in full remission. After going through the cancer treatments with her, Dave came to deeply appreciate the mission of the Cancierge Foundation and is honored to serve on its Board of Directors and as the Foundation’s Treasurer.

David received his undergraduate degree from the University of Utah in 1992 and MBA degree from the University of Washington in 1996. You can also add that I am a CFA after CPA. David is President of Cottonwood Asset Management and also has his own tax and accounting firm, Cottonwood Tax & Accounting, specializing in small business tax and accounting. 

David was introduced to the Cancierge foundation a few years after his wife, Andrea finished her chemotherapy for breast cancer. Fortunately she is now in full remission. After going through the cancer treatments with her, Dave came to deeply appreciate the mission of the Cancierge Foundation and is honored to serve on its Board of Directors and as the Foundation’s Treasurer.

David received his undergraduate degree from the University of Utah in 1992 and MBA degree from the University of Washington in 1996. You can also add that I am a CFA after CPA. 

Dirk Linderman is the Principal of Mercator Holdings LLC, a digital marketing strategy and consulting firm.

Dirk was profoundly impacted by his mother’s 17 year battle with cancer, losing her when he was 29. The impact of that and seeing other family members and friends battle the disease motivated him to get involved in helping those and their loved ones going through the hardships associated with cancer.

Prior to starting Mercator Holdings, Dirk had a varied background including television production, public speaking, and commercial real estate. Dirk earned a B.A, from Brigham Young University in 1995 and has served and continues to serve with other non-profit boards and committees.

Dan Murray is founder and CEO of Onkos/Biometric Dashboard. Dan's wife, Marie, fought a courageous 10 year battle with breast cancer and passed away in 2016. While Dan and his wife were blessed with plenty of support during Marie's illness, he was impacted by the hardships endured by other patients going through treatment and was searching for an effective outlet to help. Dan lives in Salt Lake raising his teenage daughter.