Pete Kiron

Pete Kiron

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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About

During my 30+ year career in technology and financial services, I have spearheaded the…

Experience

  • Cisco Systems Capital

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Education

  • Baldwin-Wallace University

    Master in Business Administration - Finance

  • Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Volunteer Experience

  • St. Helena Catholic Church Graphic

    Finance Council Chair

    St. Helena Catholic Church

    - 11 years

    Social Services

    I have been a key contributor, specifically providing financial oversight, in a collaborative endeavor to grow the parish membership and implement and maintain community-focused support programs.

  • Financial Aid Chair

    St Helena Catholic School

    - 7 years

    Education

    I oversee an educational program committee dedicated to assisting families and children from all walks of life attend and thrive in a private, faith-based school (K-8), no matter their socioeconomic status.

  • Autumn Daze Executive Committee

    St. Helena Catholic Church

    - 7 years 3 months

    Children

    I am on the executive committee for the annual Autumn Daze Festival. The one weekend a year festival every September raises over $120,000 annually for St Helena Catholic School

  • Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota Graphic

    Volunteer

    Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota

    - Present 8 years 6 months

    Social Services

    Through Goodwill / Easter Seals I was matched with a sponsorship-style candidate who was recently released from prison. I have worked with this individual since 2016 and continue to mentor and support him in his rehabilitation efforts, in his professional goals, and in creating lasting and health habits and relationships.

    http://www.goodwilleasterseals.org/site/PageNavigator/volunteer/vol_opportunities.html

Publications

  • Lease or buy your tech outright? Here's a quick refresher

    TechRadar Pro

    The debate between leasing and buying is very much alive, and rings true especially when you are dealing with hard assets that tend to depreciate rapidly. Here is a reminder of what leasing technology usually entails, buying being the more obvious way of taking ownership of a product.

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  • Navigating the Available Options for Financing Technology

    Ed Rabinowitz

    It can often be problematic to paint with a broad brush. Consider that every medical practice is different, just as every patient has his or her unique characteristics. So, why should it be any different when determining how to finance technology? Is there a right way and a wrong way? Lease or purchase?

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  • Financing the Internet of Everything

    Kristine Snow - President of Cisco Capital

    You've heard us talk about the move from the Information Age to the digital age and how the rapid change associated with this movement will transform the way business is done at a global scale. The primary driver for this revolution will be The Internet of Everything (IoE) - the next big phase of the Internet.

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  • Is your company on the Financing Innovation Track?

    Cisco Capital

    Technology acquisitions are not just new expenses. With Cisco Capital’s lifecycle financing, purchases become opportunities to add business value and deliver against your changing organizational needs.

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  • How Are We Going to Pay for All This IoT? Cisco Capital President Kristine Snow Has the Answer

    IOT Evolution World / Ken Briodagh

    The IoT industry is blowing up in all directions and the growth potential is huge. In fact, depending on which analyst you ask, it might be damn near unlimited. Well, with all those devices, from the edge to the network, getting connected, pulling data and analyzing the living daylights out of it, the costs can grow almost as fast as the number of devices.

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Honors & Awards

  • Sales Champion

    Cisco Systems

    Achieved ranking of top 4% of my peers worldwide in 2015

Languages

  • English

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Organizations

  • http://www.elfaonline.org

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