 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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