Our Team
We bring different perspectives to the table, but we’re united by a love for purposeful work, thoughtful design, and real connection.
Cliff Berg
With a vision for building something meaningful, our founder brings a blend of big-picture thinking and hands-on experience. They set the tone for everything we do.
Senior Director
Stephen Villaescusa
Stephen Villaescusa is a Partner of Agile 2 Academy. He is an experienced consultant, trainer, coach, and business development executive. For nearly 40 years he has led Continuous Improvement, Supplier Improvement Lean, Six Sigma, and other transformation initiatives with hundreds of companies around the world. He also has significant experience in technical recruiting and retention. He worked as a Recruiter and College Relations Manager at IBM, and was a member of the HR Corporate Executive Team at Raytheon. He has a BS in Business Administration from the University of Arizona completing majors in Marketing, Psychology, and Communications. He completed executive certificate programs at Columbia University (Personnel) and the UCLA Graduate School of Business (Procurement).
Director of Transformation ProgramsDirector of Organizational DevelopmentDr. Dave Richards
Creative and strategic in equal measure, our marketing director brings fresh ideas to every campaign. They turn insights into action and help our message resonate with the right audience.
Advisor for Artificial IntelligenceDr. Raj Nagappan
FDr. Nagappan is a Partner of Agile 2 Academy. He is also the founder and CEO of Catum - a software startup for product management tools. He holds a PhD in Machine Learning and Computer Science and has over 20 years experience in software engineering, from startups to banks to software vendors. Raj was on the Agile 2 team, and is a co-author of the Agile 2 book.