Richard Knaster

Richard Knaster has over 30 years of experience in software and systems development and has led large-scale Lean-Agile transformations for over 20 years. He is a SAFe Fellow, SPCT, and methodologist. Previously, he worked for Scaled Agile as a Principal Contributor to SAFe on the framework team. He is the author of Value Stream Management for the Digital Age eBook and co-author of the Amazon best-selling SAFe Distilled book series. Richard is a global keynote speaker and has written several white papers on SAFe and Technology Business Management. He is the Chief Scientist for Value Stream Management at NTT DATA and works with Agile Rising to share his expertise in value stream management, lean portfolio management, and SAFe. Richard is also a Bain & Company advisor and has held several executive roles, including CIO, CTO, and Director of Product Development.