Eric Ries
Eric Ries is an entrepreneur, investor, and bestselling author of The Lean Startup and The Startup Way. He is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, a business ecosystem designed to help visionary private and public companies build long-term value while pursuing purpose-driven growth. Ries is widely recognized as the pioneer of the Lean Startup methodology, a framework that emphasizes rapid iteration, validated learning, customer feedback, and an evidence-based approach to building products and scaling businesses. His work has influenced startups, Fortune 500 companies, and investors seeking more disciplined and innovative approaches to growth. In addition to founding companies, he has advised startups, venture capital firms, and large enterprises on business strategy and product development, including collaborating with General Electric on its FastWorks program.
Eric Ries Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Executive Chairman
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Faculty Chair of the Entrepreneurship Track
Academic History
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B.S., Computer Science
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Founder and Executive Chairman, LTSE
Founder, Lean Startup Co.
Co-Founder and Director, Virgil
Co-Founder, AnswerDotAI
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Eric Ries co-founded IMVU, a social avatar company, where he served as Chief Technology Officer, developing many of the principles behind rapid iteration and the build measure learn feedback loop that later became central to the Lean Startup methodology.
Ries is the pioneer of the Lean Startup movement, a globally recognized approach to entrepreneurship and innovation.
Today, Lean Startup principles are practiced by entrepreneurs, startups, and established companies around the world seeking more disciplined, data-driven methods for product development and business growth.
His work and ideas on startup strategy, innovation management, and entrepreneurial leadership have been featured in leading publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and The Huffington Post.
In addition, Ries has served as Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School, IDEO, and Pivotal, where he advised on innovation, product strategy, and organizational transformation.
PUBLICATIONS
Ries is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Lean Startup, which has been translated into nearly thirty languages and has influenced a generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders.
He also wrote The Startup Way, which explores how modern companies apply entrepreneurial management to transform culture, drive innovation, grow revenue, and position themselves to capture long-term opportunities in the twenty-first century.