CTO,
Boingo Wireless

Derek Peterson, Ph. D., chief technology officer, is responsible for Boingo's technical vision and strategy. Under his leadership, Boingo is pioneering the adoption and deployment of the latest IT and network technologies including Passpoint, network virtualization and convergence. He is directly responsible for building and operating Boingo's core technologies and systems. Dr. Peterson has deep telecommunications experience as a consultant, engineer, product manager and executive. He was named CTO of the Year by Los Angeles Business Journal in 2017 and was a 2015 Fierce Wireless "Wireless Industry Executive to Watch.”