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Cris Peterson

Managing Director - Technology Advisory

CPeterson@AdrianLoring.com

Cris has served as CIO, CTO and mentor to rising IT leaders who are building teams to deliver solutions for relationship management, knowledge capture, online presence and business operations. He has worked in corporate environments on a global scale and with smaller enterprises undergoing significant transformation and growth.

As a technology leader, Cris has led the development of software for a wide variety of organizations including The Bridgespan Group, EF Education and Apple Computer. He co-founded Cardinal Group, a software development company that developed solutions for internet banking, administration systems for higher education, and financial products for mutual fund managers. As the Cardinal Group’s CEO, he grew revenue to over $4M annually.

Cris holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has co-taught graduate level computer science courses in Oracle Programming and Web Application Development at Harvard University.

Cris lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts with his daughter Lea. He is an avid sea kayaker and cyclist and will continuing fundraising for cancer as he embarks on his fourth Pan Mass Challenge, riding 192 miles from Sturbridge to Provincetown.