Pete Koomen

Pete Koomen
Born Peter Koomen
Nationality American
Alma mater Case Western Reserve University (B.S.)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (M.S.)
Occupation Internet entrepreneur
Known for Co-founder and CTO of Optimizely
Title CTO of Optimizely

Peter 'Pete' Koomen is an American internet entrepreneur who co-founded Optimizely with Dan Siroker, and is the company's current CTO.[1][2] Prior to Optimizely, Pete Koomen co-founded an educational software startup called 'CarrotSticks' along with Dan Siroker.[3] In addition to running his own company, Pete Koomen is also an angel investor and contributed to a $3.1 million seed round in March 2015 to Man Crates.[4] Pete Koomen is also the co-author of A/B Testing: The Most Powerful Way to Turn Clicks Into Customers, which he co-wrote with Dan Siroker.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Chirstian, Brian. "The A/B Test: Inside The Technology That's Changing The Rules Of Business". Wired. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Milian, Mark. "Pete Koomen: The Quest for More Clicks". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Swift, Mike. "Ex-Googlers penetrating Silicon Valley startup hierarchy". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Chapman, Lizette. "Man Crates Packages $3.1 Million Seed Round for Unusual Gifts for Men". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Taylor, Colleen. "Optimizely Co-Founder Pete Koomen On Using The Art Of A/B Testing". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2 April 2015.