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Peter Nelson

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Chief Technology Officer at CIQ
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Peter Nelson is the Chief Technology Officer at CIQ, where he leads engineering for high-performance compute and AI workload orchestration. With over 25 years of experience at companies like Apple and Bowers & Wilkins, he is known for a UX-driven approach to product development. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Harvey Mudd College.

Colleagues describe him as "knowledgeable" and "people friendly," with a strong commitment to resolving issues and supporting his teams. He is passionate about building resilient, human-centered products and high-performing teams to deliver them.

He holds a patent for an innovation in Intelligent Data Caching.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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AI & HPC Infrastructure
As CTO of CIQ, he is shaping the company's technical vision for performance-intensive workloads in enterprise Linux, orchestration, and AI.
User Experience
He has a consistent focus on pairing a UX-driven approach with operational excellence to deliver market-defining products across his career.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Chief Technology Officer
CIQ
2-2020 - 7-2025
Vice President Engineering - Claris Org
Apple
2-2020 - 2-2023
Advisor to the CEO
Caavo
12-2018 - 2-2020
Chief Product Officer
Caavo
5-2016 - 12-2018
Chief Product Officer
Bowers & Wilkins
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CIQ Names Apple and Claris Veteran Peter Nelson as Chief Technology Officer. Featured in PRNewswire
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Education
1992 - 1996
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Harvey Mudd College
1984 - 1992
High School
Saint Paul Academy
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