Nels Pederson

Nels Pederson is an experienced professional in partnership management and business development, currently serving as a Partner Account Executive at Samsara since May 2024. Nels is also a member of Partnership Leaders since February 2023. Previously, Nels held key roles at Oyster®, including Lead Global Partner Manager and Global Partnerships Manager from June 2022 to November 2023. Nels has extensive experience as Managing Director and Board Member at Beta.MN from 2016 to 2023, and as Head of Partnerships at Livefront from February 2019 to June 2022. Additionally, Nels co-founded Twin Cities Startup Week and Propkeepr, and worked as President of Easy Info LLC and as an Associate at Techstars and Matchstick Ventures. Nels holds a Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems and Supply Chain Operations Management from the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management and has also pursued education at Thammasat University.