Peter S. Brunstetter
Peter Samuel Brunstetter (born February 28, 1956 in San Francisco, California) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly who represented the state’s 31st Senate district, including constituents in Forsyth County and Yadkin County, North Carolina. He resigned from the legislature, effective Dec. 15, 2013, to become executive vice president and chief legal officer for Winston-Salem-based Novant Health. He served with Novant Health until November 2018. He served as the Chief Operating Officer of the University of North Carolina System, headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC, from January 2019 to July 2020. Brunstetter received his B.A. in Political Science from Tulane University in 1977, and his J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1984 (Order of the Coif). From 1977 until 1981, Brunstetter served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Briscoe, leaving with the rank of lieutenant. Brunstetter served in the Navy Reserves from 1981 until 1990, leaving with the rank of lieutenant commander. Brunstetter for many years practiced law at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and resided in Lewisville with his wife Jodie. He and his wife currently reside in Huddleston, Virginia. He is a former partner