Jo Peterson is VP of Cloud Services for Clarify360, a boutique sourcing and benchmarking consultancy focused on transforming technology into business advantage.

Clarify360 provides custom, end-to-end solutions from a portfolio of more than 170 suppliers globally. As an engineer, Jo sources net new technology footprints, and is an expert at optimizing and benchmarking existing environments focusing on Cloud Enablement and Optimization.

She and her team work with clients on Cloud Discovery, Cloud Planning, Cloud Migration, Hybrid IT Architectures ,Cloud Optimization and Cloud Security.

Jo is a 25-year veteran in the technology field with tenure at MCI, Intermedia/Digex, Qwest/CenturyLink in pre-sales technical, selling and management roles.

In addition to serving as founding co-chair of CloudGirls, Jo sits on multiple provider advisory boards and the Channel Partners Editorial Advisory Board. She is consistently ranked as a Top 100 Cloud Influencer by Rise Global and Top 100 Key Influencer in IoT by Global Data. She has earned CRN's Women of the Channel in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Jo holds an MBA with an E-business concentration and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems.

A featured keynote speaker and moderator, Jo is an expert on cloud enablement, cloud optimization, and cloud security.

She speaks to audiences across the nation at premier industry events such as Channel Partners Expo, IoT Emerge, IoT World, Container World and LiveWorx. Earlier this year, IBM invited Jo to be a VIP Social Influencer for THINK2018. Jo is active with ASPCA and also is a Air Force veteran.