About Pete Nixon

My professional career began in 1979 as an auditor for Touche Ross & Co in San Francisco and I later became licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in California. I went on to hold a number of Controller and CFO positions with companies in a variety of industries from insurance to high tech to biotech. I was involved in several startup companies, some successful and some not.

I have over 15 years as a consultant.  Initially I specialized in trouble-shooting and implementing software-based accounting systems and became an expert at turning around dysfunctional finance departments. For years, I provided outsourced Controller and CFO services for companies in transition or that just needed some extra horsepower to complete a project.  I was especially active doing this in Silicon Valley during the late 1990's and I still provide those services on occasion.

After obtaining an MBA degree and then training in a proprietary strategic planning process called Planagement, I started Apogee Consultants.  This broadened my professional practice so that I could be more proactive in helping clients avoid problems before they started.  I also began doing the kind of strategic consulting that helped drive client growth and profitability.

Since relocating to Utah in 2004, I have come to appreciate the unique challenges facing nonprofit organizations.  I enjoy applying my skills to helping build and strengthen the nonprofits that play such a vital role in the safety and quality of life we enjoy in our communities.

I served honorably in the US Navy for 10 years, including a tour of duty in the Mekong Delta.  I now live with my wife and two terrier-mix dogs, Bandit and Sundance, in rural Summit County, Utah.