Sanjiv Augustine is the Founder and CEO of LitheSpeed, LLC and the Agile Leadership Academy. He is an entrepreneur, internationally recognized expert in Product Operating Models, Value Management, and AI-native enterprise transformation, as well as an author, keynote speaker, executive advisor, management consultant, and trainer.
With more than 30 years of experience, Sanjiv has helped Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and mission-driven organizations modernize the way they deliver business value. He has served as a trusted advisor to executives and senior leaders at organizations including AccuWeather, American Chemical Society, Capital One, The Capital Group, CNBC, Comcast, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, the Federal Home Loan Banks Office of Finance, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, General Dynamics, Hanover Insurance, HCA Healthcare, Huntington Bank, The Motley Fool, National Geographic, Nationwide Insurance, Royal Bank of Canada, Samsung, Secretary of the Air Force, Tate Global, and Walmart.
Sanjiv is the creator of the Agile VMO® framework, which helps organizations shift governance from project oversight to value leadership, and has been at the forefront of enterprise agility for more than two decades. Today, his work focuses on helping organizations evolve from traditional project-centric operating models to product-centric and AI-native enterprises through modern governance, adaptive leadership, and responsible AI adoption.
He is the host of the Leadership in Flux podcast, and author of From PMO to VMO: Managing for Value Delivery, Managing Agile Projects, and Scaling Agile: A Lean JumpStart. He has also authored numerous influential publications, including A Manager’s Guide to the Product Operating Model, Four Steps to AI-Native Transformation, and Transformational Leadership for Business Agility. Through his writing, speaking, and advisory work, Sanjiv continues to shape the future of enterprise leadership, Product Operating Models, and AI-enabled value delivery.