John Petote is founder and chairman of the board of directors of CIO Solutions. He is a co-founder of the Santa Barbara Angel Alliance. He is also a member of the board of directors and an observer of the ParentSquare board of directors. He holds a degree in business from the ICM School of Business. Previously, he worked at Apeel Sciences as a board member and advisor. He is an angel investor and founder and CEO of CIO Solutions, a Santa Barbara-based company that develops and implements customized IT solutions. He also serves on the boards of FutureInReview.com, UCSB Economic Forecast Project, Central Coast MIT Forum, South Coast Business & Technology Awards Nominating Committee and is an active member of the Santa Barbara Downtown Rotary Club. He is a cum laude graduate of the Computer Management Institute in Pittsburgh, PA.