John Pettit is the Chief Technology Officer at Promevo and leads the strategic development of gPanel, the firm’s flagship Google Workspace management platform. A 2021 Timmy Award winner for Best Tech Manager and a Google Cloud Ambassador. John previously served as CTO and CIO at major firms including Backstop Solutions and PerTrac, the global standard in investment analytics. His expertise is anchored by an MBA and elite certifications like Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer. A member of the Forbes Technology Council and contributor to CRN, John is a leading voice on generative AI and the strategic evolution of cloud-native platforms.  He’s also been featured in CIO, Forbes, TechTarget, ITBrew, InfoWorld, Information Week, & IT Pro Today.