Tim Peterson

CIO/CTO, Xcel Energy

Tim Peterson is an accomplished corporate executive with demonstrated achievement leading product- and service-based businesses, driving enterprise growth and reducing costs through digital solutions - predominantly in financial services and healthcare sectors. Successful building high performance organizations aligned to business and customer needs. Track-record of delivering technology-driven, large-scale transformation and innovation agendas and building at-scale businesses. Effective change-agent with strong relationship building skills. Significant M&A expertise (strategy, deal structure, negotiations, integration) and corporate board engagement – both as C-suite executive and as external, independent board member. Prior to joining Xcel Energy, Peterson spent time in the Financial Services industry as president of CUNA Mutual AdvantEdge Digital – an advanced analytics and technology solutions business and as senior vice president and CIO for CUNA Mutual Group. Prior to that, Peterson spent over 15 years in the healthcare industry with Wellmark and UnitedHealth Group, serving in CIO and various executive management roles.