Summary
Brian Button is a seasoned technical director and organizational change leader with 15 years of experience guiding Agile and Lean transformations across large enterprises and nonprofits. He combines hands-on engineering chops with strategic leadership, having built delivery organizations, led enterprise-wide Agile rollouts, and stepped into code and technical problem-solving when needed. As past VP of Engineering and long-time leader at the Agile Alliance, he has chaired flagship conferences and shaped the conversation on Agile practices, devops, and Lean/Kanban. Brian is known for growing people as much as processes—coaching executives to teams to foster sustainable delivery and continuous improvement. Based in Ballwin, Missouri, he has a background in electrical and computer engineering and a track record of blending technical depth with organizational design. Less obvious: he repeatedly volunteers to organize major Agile programs, signaling a rare mix of community leadership and operational execution.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Rice University Electrical and Computer Engineering