Kevin Behr is the founder of the Information Technology Process Institute (ITPI) and the Chief Science Officer for the CXO and Board Advisory Practice at Praxis Flow, where Kevin has built a unique consulting practice that mentors and coaches CXOs in order to increase their business effectiveness and competitive advantage.

As a trusted mentor and advisor to chief executive officers and chief information and technology officers around the world, Kevin blends his 26 plus years of IT management experience with his skills as a communicator, collaborator and synthesist to deliver powerful solutions to everyday business problems. He has held the post of CEO,COO,CTO,CIO at companies ranging from public corporations to nimble technology start-ups. He is the author of six IT management books, including the bestselling The Phoenix Project and The Visible Ops Handbook, which he coauthored with Gene Kim and George Spafford, as well as The Definitive Guide to IT Management, published by Hewlett Packard.

Kevin is a very popular keynote speaker and is frequently called on to address a broad range of technology and management topics by organizations such as the National Academy of Sciences, Hewlett-Packard, Compuware, Devopsdays, AFCOM and The IT Service Management Forum.