Dean MacNeil has been passionate about agile practices and tools since before they were called "agile," having pioneered a form of iterative and incremental product delivery at the world's leading music company in the mid-1990s. As an Atlassian Certified Consultant and Enterprise Agile Coach, MacNeil has helped companies of diverse sizes and verticals, including some of the world's largest and fastest-growing companies, to improve business agility and outcomes. MacNeil co-authored Scaling Agile with Jira Align, also writes about music, and is a lifelong musician. He lives in Los Angeles, where he enjoys hiking, biking, and sailing with his son.