Jeff Sutherland

Jeff Sutherland is the co-creator of the Scrum framework and a founding signer of the Agile Manifesto. He began his career as a US Air Force fighter pilot, where he mastered rapid decision-making techniques that influenced Scrum’s development. He later worked in medical research and technology before leading multiple organizations through dramatic productivity transformation. As CEO, CTO, and consultant to companies around the world, he has helped firms like Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Amazon, and Boeing implement Scrum. Sutherland founded Scrum Inc., which continues to train teams globally. His work has reshaped how modern organizations build products and solve problems, making Scrum one of the most widely adopted management frameworks in the world.