# Peter Kiss

> Peter Kiss is a Huntsville-based engineer and Sentar co-founder who served as CEO for 20 years and later held the Chief Visionary Officer title. His career includes IIT Research Institute, General Electric and BDM, contributions to KnoWeb distributed knowledge technology, and public advocacy for cybersecurity education.

- **Role:** Engineer, entrepreneur and former chief executive
- **Organizations:** Sentar, IIT Research Institute, General Electric, BDM Corporation
- **Education:** Management and executive training; no degree stated, General Electric, Crotonville
- **Known for:** Co-founded Sentar in 1990 and served as CEO for 20 years., Named co-inventor with Robert S. Daniel III and Jeffrey S. Yalowitz on the international publication WO2001008051A1 concerning distributed knowledge-based problem solving., Participated in the 2012 White House Cyber Jobs of the Future discussion.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1990** — Worked at IIT Research Institute, then General Electric and BDM Corporation; dates of individual roles are not established.
- **1982** — Helped a friend develop a business and marketing plan, an experience he linked to his interest in entrepreneurship.
- **1983** — Began work on missile-defense and battle-management, command, control and communications programs, according to his executive biography.
- **1990** — Co-founded Sentar with Karen Kiss through the purchase of Wake Research Group; subsequently served as CEO for 20 years.
- **1994** — Bought out partners and rebuilt the business after the loss of a major customer.
- **1995** — Sentar won two DARPA contracts and shifted toward research and development.
- **2001** — A KnoWeb-related international patent application naming Peter A. Kiss and two co-inventors was published on February 1.
- **2012** — Participated in a June 6 White House discussion on future cybersecurity jobs.
- **2015** — Announced as an invited panelist for the December AOC International Symposium.
- **2018** — Spoke on Sentar’s $100,000 pledge and technical support for U.S. Cyber Camp.
- **2020** — Spoke on Sentar’s $100,000 gift to the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering Foundation.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Sentar in 1990 and served as CEO for 20 years.
- Named co-inventor with Robert S. Daniel III and Jeffrey S. Yalowitz on the international publication WO2001008051A1 concerning distributed knowledge-based problem solving.
- Participated in the 2012 White House Cyber Jobs of the Future discussion.
- Represented Sentar in public commitments supporting cyber education in 2018 and 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — The company he co-founded announced an Employee Stock Ownership Plan on July 15. This is a company development; the announcement does not establish a current role for Kiss.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sentar.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-kiss-30b7791b

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