Pete Bernard has spent 14 in Siicon Valley and 18 years at Microsoft pushing the envelope of edge computing products, services, and partnerships.

Pete is formerly the VP of Products at E-Color, a revolutionary color correction image services start up in San Francisco before joining Insignia Solutions as Chief Product Officer. Most recently, Pete was a senior director at Microsoft where he drove planning, strategy, partner engagement and product management for disruptive products including Windows Phone, Zune, the infamous KIN phone, Windows on Snapdragon (Always Connected PC), Windows IoT, Azure Percept, Azure IoT and more.

Pete is the founder of EDGECELSIOR, which specializes in helping edge compute companies scale through strategic investments in products, partners, and technology, leveraging the intersection of semiconductors, 5G and AI.

He holds seven patents in security, imaging, smart wearables, and music streaming, writes and performs music in the Seattle area and can be heard at various industry events or podcasts that he hosts or is a guest.