Leadership

Pete is Oblong’s president and CEO, and has served as the Company’s CEO since 2013. Prior to Oblong, Pete was CEO of Affinity VideoNet. Pete has held a series of senior management positions in sales and finance, including serving as the president and COO with Raindance Communications, where he guided its sale to West Corporation in 2006. Pete earned a degree in business administration from the University of Ottawa.

Pete directs the development and implementation of design and product at Oblong. Previously, he created physical interfaces at Nokia’s Media Technology Lab and UCLA’s Design Media Arts Department where he received his MFA. Pete has designed interactive experiences for Boeing, Sci-Fi Channel, Philip Glass, the Getty Center, OgilvyOne, and FILE in Sao Paulo. He currently teaches interaction design as faculty in Media Arts and Practice at USC.

David is Oblong’s CFO and leads the financial operations and investor relations, including financial planning and reporting, accounting, tax and treasury. Prior roles include Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and acting CFO with Allos Therapeutics, and seven years in the audit practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. David is an active Certified Public Accountant and received a Master of Accountancy and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Denver.

Stephen leads Oblong’s sales and business development teams. Having more than 15 years experience in the visual collaboration industry, Stephen has developed innovative collaboration solutions for customers in over 20 countries. Prior to Oblong, Stephen spent several years in various strategic roles at Tandberg and Cisco. Stephen resides in Houston, TX where he spends his “off time” with his two kids and his labs Big and Titan.

Sam supports the IT and Operations Teams at Oblong. Prior to Oblong, Sam served as the VP of IT for Intrado leading Global IT Operations, NOC and Incident Command functions for the organization. Sam was employee #3, investor and key contributor at Raindance Communications. Sam brings 20+ years of leadership experience deploying and optimizing IT infrastructure. He is an accomplished initiative-taking and innovative leader with extensive history of delivering exceptional results. Sam received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder.