Jeff Pheffer

Jeff Pheffer serves as an AI Project Manager at Stride, Inc. since November 2023. Previously, a lengthy tenure at IBM spanned from July 2001 to June 2023, where Pheffer held various roles including Release Manager, Scrum Master, and Project Manager. As Release Manager, Pheffer directed the global release of IBM licensed OEM business partner database products, achieving significant sales growth from $55 million in 2021 to $110 million in 2022. As Scrum Master, Pheffer facilitated Agile teams and played a key role in product management and development, while prior project management experience included overseeing IBM's call management system and managing customer support operations at Informix Software. Pheffer earned a Business degree from Graceland University between 1990 and 1994.