Brad Murphy is a serial entrepreneur, researcher, and author, with over three decades of experience in pioneering new innovations in product, service, and software development. As the CEO of Gear Stream, a business agility and digital transformation organization, Brad has helped more than 50 Global 2000 companies successfully transition to modern business planning and digital execution models that have improved business impact, time-to-market, and top-line revenue growth. Brad has also authored "The Age of Surge," a book published in January 2018 that highlights his expertise in agile teaming and innovation culture.

Brad has studied Electrical and Software Engineering at North Carolina State University and has held various leadership positions at software start-ups and IT consulting organizations. His vast experience has made him an expert in helping organizations overcome the challenges of dysfunctional departmental silos by transitioning to high collaboration and high-speed business and IT product and service development operating models. Brad and his company, Gear Stream, work best with executives and organizations that embrace new innovation culture and mindsets, are ready to inject transformational change in leadership, teams, and accountability, and recognize that innovation happens within teams, not ivory towers.