Eric Cussen

Eric Cussen is a transformation executive and trusted advisor to senior leaders navigating complex product, technology, and organizational change. With three decades of experience, he helps enterprises focus on the most critical work, accelerate time to value, and build durable delivery systems that align strategy with execution.

As Partner and Chief Transformation Officer at Agile Velocity, Eric works directly with executive teams to improve product and portfolio decision-making, modernize operating models, and remove systemic waste across end-to-end value streams. His approach blends deep expertise in product management, agile delivery, and systems thinking with a pragmatic, business-outcomes mindset, ensuring transformation efforts translate into measurable results, not theater.

Eric has led large-scale transformations and product initiatives across industries including financial services, healthcare, aviation, insurance, and technology, supporting organizations from high-growth startups to global enterprises. He is known for quickly establishing credibility with leaders, challenging assumptions constructively, and helping teams make hard trade-offs while maintaining a long-term strategic view.

A frequent executive coach and speaker, Eric focuses on enabling leadership teams to create clarity, accountability, and flow, so organizations can consistently deliver what matters most to customers and the business.