Peter O'Farrell was a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Business Technology & Digital Transformation Strategies practice. He was also President of Oakhurst Associates, Ltd., a business research and consulting firm specializing in the assessment of commercial and industrial markets. He was an expert on the diffusion of innovation and the impact of new technology in various industries, with a specific focus on the incorporation of technology considerations into business strategies. Mr. O'Farrell also had extensive experience in business continuity planning with an emphasis on facilities. His work required a blending of market, financial, and technology issues usually within a heavily competitive environment.

In his 30 years of consulting practice, Mr. O'Farrell advised clients on strategies for accommodating change in their technological, regulatory, and competitive environments. He conducted survey/interview-based market research studies on the adoption and deployment of new IT technologies, such as expert systems, in diverse industries. These IT impacts also required interviews with corporate personnel and with critical suppliers and customers in order to develop the information needed to assess the likely impacts, both positive and negative, on the firm and its environment. Mr. O'Farrell served as a board member, officer, and President of the Boston Security Analysts Society and headed up their education program for many years. He held a bachelor's degree in mathematics from St. Vincent College and bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering and an MBA in finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.