Pete Papano

Pete is a seasoned financial executive with experience as the Chief Financial Officer of five companies in public and private markets. He led finance and operational teams and completed many acquisitions and two liquidity events.

He was Chief Financial Officer of Captaris, a public software company. Pete had a broad financial and operational role, including IT, Legal, HR, Finance/Accounting, facilities, inventory, fulfillment, and license/support contract renewals. Pete led three divestitures executed to narrow strategic focus and drove growth through four acquisitions. He helped lead the sale of the company in difficult market conditions.

In addition to his role with Harris NWA, Peter is an independent consultant providing strategic CFO services to a diverse mix of clients in technology, health care, services, and not-for-profit endeavors.

Peter has BS and MBA degrees from the University of Colorado and is a CPA (inactive). He has served on the boards of not-for-profits, professional finance organizations, and on a joint venture in Japan. Peter currently resides in San Diego.