Peter Rossi
CTO with 25+ years in technology and 15 years in commercial leadership, formerly running trackside IT at McLaren and later leading 22 acquisitions in a PE-backed group, with experience building and exiting a SaaS business.
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Mar 10, 2026 • 22min
The lessons from Formula 1 to 22 acquisitions by a Private Equity-backed CTO
Peter Rossi, a CTO with 25+ years in tech who ran trackside IT at McLaren and led 22 PE-backed acquisitions, shares high-pressure lessons. He discusses how F1 taught rapid problem solving and lateral thinking. He warns against rigid M&A planning and replacing founder-doers with perfection-focused leaders. He stresses simplifying product sets, protecting speed, and making integration about people.
