Jason Tanner, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Jason joined Applied Frameworks in 2008. As CEO, he leads the company’s growth and consulting practice and teaches several of Applied Frameworks’ training programs as a Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainer.
Jason has led Agile transformations at several Fortune 500 companies, including MassMutual, Capital One, and CoStar Group. He also regularly leads engagements focused on product and portfolio management. Jason writes frequently on advanced product management and consulting topics for the company blog.
Jason co-created the Scrum Alliance advanced learning programs designed for the professional development of thousands of Scrum Masters and Product Owners. He went on to co-design the world’s first online, on-demand, self-paced programs for advanced Scrum education.
Jason is frequently invited to speak at conferences, on webinars and on podcasts including for the Scrum Alliance, Product Management Today, Agile Heroes Summit, several Agile Alliance events and local practice communities.
Background & Credentials
After studying engineering at Cornell, Jason served for nine years as a Marine Corps officer. He then went on to a career in telecommunications and software development as a project engineer and product manager. He commanded an infantry rifle company of over 100 Marines and directed operations for over 1,500 Marines. Jason began writing professionally and was published three times in the Marine Corps Gazette. Later Jason earned his MBA at Duke.
As a Certified Scrum Trainer and Certified Scrum@Scale Trainer, Jason has coached thousands of Agile practitioners around the world.
