Peter Dougherty

Peter Dougherty leads the hospitality line of business at Lightspeed, a global commerce platform empowering high-performing SMBs. With over 10 years operating in the SaaS and payments fields, Peter has extensive experience bringing new products to market as well as building and leading teams within high growth organizations. Prior to leading the hospitality team as a General Manager, he launched Lightspeed Retail and Lightspeed Restaurant in the Americas as well as the company’s inside sales and business development practices.

Peter has also brought this experience to international settings, running core businesses in EMEA and APAC regions for Lightspeed. Never shy to tackle challenges, he has played key roles in growing Lightspeed from startup to scale.