Scott Peterson is Nitel’s chief revenue officer, responsible for leading Nitel’s channel and wholesale sales, customer success and marketing organizations. With over twenty years of developing and executing successful global technology strategy, he shares Nitel’s vision of driving growth through partner and customer success.
Before joining Nitel, Scott was SVP of global channels at Extreme Networks where he was responsible for channel growth and go-to-market strategy. Prior to that, he was EVP and Chief Revenue Officer at Mitel Communications, preceded by 15 years at Verizon. There, he held executive leadership positions running global P&Ls in the media and entertainment vertical followed by a promotion to general manager of the SMB practice. During this time, Scott’s accountability spanned organizations as large as 2,000 team members and more than $2B in annual revenues.
Peterson earned his MBA from the University of Colorado, a JD (Juris Doctor) from the University of Iowa College of Law, and a BS in Political Science from the University of Iowa. He is licensed to practice law in U.S. federal courts and the state of Colorado, and he is a frequent keynote speaker at numerous high-profile events.
Scott is a passionate about his four children, living a healthy life centered on gratitude and joy, college football, and finding the world’s best pinot noir.