Pete Bernard

Bio:

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

After receiving a B.S. in Computer Engineering at Boston University, Pete worked at Phoenix Technologies as a BIOS Developer and product leader, eventually moving to Silicon Valley to focus on APAC and Japan markets. He was 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, where he drove innovations in embedded Java and FOTA technologies with major telcos and device developers and technology partners including Qualcomm and Microsoft.

He made the leap from Insignia to Microsoft and moved to the Seattle area where he drove planning, strategy, partner engagement and product management for disruptive products including Windows Phone, Zune, KIN, Windows on Snapdragon, Windows IoT, Azure Percept, Azure IoT and more. Pete founded EDGECELSIOR in 2023, a new type of “Technology Practice” at the intersection of semiconductors, 5G and AI.

He holds seven patents in security, imaging, smart wearables, and music streaming, and can be heard at various industry events and podcasts. He has been deeply involved in non-profits in the Seattle area for over a decade as well as a long-time supporter of mentorship programs at Boston University. 

He has been leading the EDGE AI FOUNDATION since April of 2024.