Peter V. Longo, CPA, CFA
President and Executive Director
Connecticut Innovations

Peter's duties include managing the venture capital and other technology investment activities of Connecticut Innovations. He has over 11 years of early-stage investing experience in over 20 private equity investments and has served as a director or board representative for nine companies, playing key roles in originating, managing, and exiting these investments.

Peter joined CI as a finance associate in 1995, after having served as a senior accountant at Ernst & Young LLP. He was later promoted to controller of CI. He then joined CI's investment team as a director, investments, and was subsequently promoted to managing director, investments. In 2006, Peter was promoted to the positions of executive vice president and chief investment officer. In 2007, Peter was named president and executive director.
Peter is a certified public accountant and a chartered financial analyst. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut, with a bachelor's degree in business administration, and he holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Hartford. Peter also served six years in the Connecticut Army National Guard.