Christine Peterson is President of the Foresight Institute and is a noted consultant in the area of nanotechnology. She was the founding organizer of the Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology series, the oldest and largest meeting on this topic. She directs the annual Foresight Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology, given to the researchers whose work (experimental and theoretical) has most advanced the field of nanotechnology. Her lectures and media briefings are designed to introduce the fundamentals of nanotechnology to those who are new to the field. Her work at Foresight has built wide networks of nanotechnologists and potential investors in the field. Christine obtained a B.S. in chemistry from MIT.