Kristin Peterson
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Inveneo
Kristin Peterson is the Co-Founder
and Chief Executive Officer of
Inveneo, a non-profit social enterprise
focusing on information and
communication technologies (ICT)
in rural areas throughout the developing
world. With more than
18 years of experience in developing
business and new markets, primarily
in the technology and communications
industries, Ms Peterson
has been responsible for strategy,
partnership and support development
since Inveneo’s inception in
2004. She has led Inveneo’s efforts
to provide ICT to deliver education,
health care, economic development
and relief projects in Haiti and in
25 countries throughout sub-Saharan
Africa and South Asia, touching
the lives of more than 1.5 million
people.
Before Inveneo, Ms Peterson
founded Velocity Consulting, an organization
providing go-to-market
guidance to a range of networking,
wireless and voice over the
Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology
start-ups. Her other previous roles
include Vice-President of Marketing
at an enterprise IP services technology
start-up, and Executive Director
responsible for business development
at GoRemote through initial
public offering (IPO). She has also
worked for AT&T in international
product management and market
development. She has a BS in
Civil Engineering from New Mexico
State University and an MBA in
International Marketing from
Pepperdine University.
Kristin Peterson was named a
CNN Principal Voice in Innovation
and Technology for 2007 and is a
member of the HUB Social Enterprise
Leadership Forum. Through Inveneo
she has been a featured speaker on
ABC News, at the Clinton Global
Initiative and Global Philanthropy
Forum annual meetings, and for
various United Nations and bilateral
agencies, advocating for access to
technology in developing countries.
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