Peter Barr

Biography:

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Peter joined AltaML as Chief Strategy Officer in June 2021 to help develop their national platform of applied Ai. Together with the co-CEOs, he is building out a national and international strategy by industry sector. Through strategic partnerships and alliances and major account management he is helping  scale the business.

Prior to this, Peter was with Deloitte for 40 years and held a variety of leadership positions.  Most recently he was the Managing Partner for the Waterloo and Western Ontario Region where he created Deloitte’s innovative new office and team that focuses on disruptive technologies and the insurance industry.  Prior to that position, Peter served as the National Managing Partner of Industry and Marketplace Services where he was a member of Deloitte’s executive, reporting to the CEO, overseeing all industry programs and Deloitte’s marketplace strategy. During those years, Deloitte became Canada’s #1 consulting firm and thought leader and launched its well known 360 series and the Future of Canada thought series.  From 2008 to 2012 Peter was a member of the Deloitte Board of Directors and has been a member of the Board of Governors at the University of Waterloo since 2017. He is also an alumnus of the School of Accounting and Finance.