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Peter Balbus
Founding Strategic Advisor
Peter is a futurist and innovative technology commercialization expert with over 25 years of experience in integrated business and technology strategy with an emphasis on channeling innovation to create new product categories and industry segments, attain sustainable market leadership and drive significant economic and strategic value creation.
He has worked closely with a wide range of public and private-sector clients, focusing on how to accelerate the technology commercialization process with the optimal combination of public and private-sector investment, innovation, market and intellectual property mapping and strategy, and effective channel strategies to drive market adoption.
Peter serves clients across a broad and diverse range of industries including consumer packaged goods, consumer electronics, energy, specialty chemicals, polymers and plastics, enzymes and biotech, biofuels, manufacturing, traditional energy production and distribution, alternative energy, energy storage, aerospace, nanotech/advanced materials and electronic components.
Prior to founding Pragmaxis, Peter held regional practice management and senior practitioner positions with leading global strategy consulting firms, including Booz Allen & Hamilton, CSC Index and KPMG Strategic Services. He holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from M.I.T. and has completed the executive program in corporate strategy and finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
In addition to his consulting activities, Peter is also active in a number of volunteer and pro bono initiatives, including serving as founder and executive director for Business Innovators Group – an international networking and thought leadership organization dedicated to promoting innovation as a key driver of business growth, profitability and sustainable competitive advantage. He is a frequent speaker, panelist and moderator of conferences and events related to technology innovation.
Peter is the immediate past president of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago and is currently a featured guest on the in-flight “America’s Innovators” program carried on the business audio channel of international and domestic America Airlines routes.
