Jared E. Thatcher

Jared E. Thatcher is the world’s leading expert on Lean Parenting™, his advice and business parenting tools are used by parents in over 130 countries. He has lectured all over the world and speaks three languages. He is a management consultant working with international charities, fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and small businesses, helping them solve problems, analyze data, and implement Lean into their organizations.

He earned his MBA in International Business from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, which included study at EADA Business School in Barcelona, Spain. He has his Lean Bronze Certification (LBC) from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, is a Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and has his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

An eighth generation Oregonian, Jared lives outside of Portland, Oregon with his wife and four children. They love spending time outdoors and enjoying all the beauty the Pacific Northwest has to offer.