Jeff Sutherland — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-Creator of Scrum and Scrum@Scale, used by 74% of Agile software companies in over 100 countries.
Founding Partner at Tesla Investment Holdings LLC, an investment fund that coinvests with OpenView Venture Partners and CompanyOn Ventures.
Founder of JVS Management Inc., Scrum Inc Japan, and Frequency Research Foundation.
Served as VP of Engineering, CTO, or CEO for eleven software companies.
Signatory of the Agile Manifesto in 2001.
Achieved Top Gun status as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force in 1967, flying 100 combat missions over North Vietnam.
Received a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Medical School, where he also served as an Assistant Professor of Radiology, Biometrics, and Preventive Medicine.

Biography

Jeff Sutherland is widely recognized as the co-creator of Scrum and Scrum@Scale, agile frameworks that have been adopted by 74% of Agile software companies in over 100 countries. He currently serves as a Founding Partner at Tesla Investment Holdings LLC, an investment fund that coinvests with OpenView Venture Partners and CompanyOn Ventures. He is also the Company Owner of JVS Management Inc.