President, CEO

Peter Kallai is a senior high-tech management consultant who has worked extensively for leading companies, research organizations and growth-stage companies in Silicon Valley North. Most recently he was VP of Strategic Analysis & Global Marketing for Enablence, listed on the TSX (ENA) a global communications company, which he help grew from $3.2 million to $100+ million in revenues.

Peter has consulted with the National Research Council of Canada, Canadian Space Agency, Nortel, TMI Communications Inc., Gandalf Technologies Inc., InfoPeople Inc. I-Logos Internet Intelligence Inc. and Atlantis Scientific Inc. among the dozens of companies that engaged Peter in the past.

Peter has also been involved in the creation of many startup companies, including Vitesse Re-Skilling Inc., eGazelles.com Inc. and Neurochem Inc. He co-founded and was Vice-president of SOMOS Consulting Group Ltd., one of the premier, mid-sized consulting firms in Silicon Valley North. Before co-founding SOMOS, Peter was a Senior Associate with Ernst & Young Management Consulting and, prior to his consulting career, worked for Micro-D Corp. (now Ingram Micro Ltd.) as a Product Marketing Manager.

In addition to working with specific companies, Peter has conducted extensive research on how to create a successful technology company. From this research and hands-on entrepreneurial experience, he has identified the most common problems faced by technology companies at the various stages of development. Keystep Growth and Finance is founded on that experience, on working with companies to help them achieve their strategic goals, and on continuous research into the industry’s best practices.

Peter had a variety of board engagements either as board member or as a consultant to company boards.  He is a frequent speaker at local and industry events.