Tom Mellor

Tom Mellor currently teaches at the Ilinois State University College of Business, focuing on Business Information Systems.  He has been affiliated with the Scrum Alliance since receiving his Certified ScrumMaster (certification #503) in February 2005 from Scrum co-founder Ken Schwaber. Tom introduced Scrum into State Farm Insurance in January 2004. He was mentored by Schwaber in the use of Scrum and in becoming a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST). After earning his CST in April 2008, Tom was invited by Schwaber to join the Scrum Alliance Board and served on the Board until September 2010, including as Chair from September 2009 to September 2010.

Tom has taught CSM and CSPO to nearly 7,000 people in almost 500 workshops. He has taught and coached Scrum at dozens of organizations and companies, and at the Illinois State University. Tom earned his MBA from Louisiana State University in 2022. He has served on several nonprofit boards, including the Scrum Alliance, public radio station WCBU in Peoria, IL and the CPCU Society. He currently serves on the Board of the University of Montana Alumni Association.

In his spare time, Tom enjoys spending time with his family: wife, Maryann, and daughters Lindsey, Kristen, and Amanda. Tom also enjoys traveling and has attended over 20 Scrum Gatherings since 2005. He has spoken at many conferences and Gatherings including as a keynote speaker at the 2017 Dublin Gathering. Tom also enjoys mentoring and helping people, including mentoring over 50 current and former CSTs.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomellor/