Dr. Ed Peters

Dr. Ed Peters is a tech entrepreneur with a strong background in software development and technology leadership. He has over 15 years of experience as a technologist and executive in software development, with a track record of success in multiple startups and acquisitions. He has held leadership positions at various companies, including Opower, where he was the CTO during its time as a public company, and later led the technical integration into Oracle’s Utilities Global Business Unit after its acquisition. Dr. Peters has also worked at webMethods (now part of Software AG), Clearspring (now part of Oracle’s Data Cloud), and Appian. Dr. Peters is currently the leader of the software development and technology team at WireWheel, a company that provides data management and governance solutions. He is known for his strategic thinking and leadership skills, having navigated a private equity purchase into a successful return for both the PE firm and employees at DataDirect.