Anthony Handley

Anthony's job is delivering the right solution, fast. The one that actually solves the problem: for the user, for the business, and within what the technology can honestly support. Most engagements struggle because those three forces pull in different directions. Anthony's work is holding them together.

That instinct came from his roots in product design, where you're accountable for whether the thing works, whether it gets used, and whether it moves the needle. The discipline most product leaders develop too late: start with the problem, not the solution. Push past what stakeholders ask for to understand what they actually need. And never mistake a polished deliverable for a solved problem.

As a leader, that instinct scaled. Anthony shapes discovery to find the real problem before anyone writes a requirement. He structures backlogs around outcomes. He builds the operating model that keeps design, product, and engineering aligned from the first conversation through the last release. The question never changes: is this still the right solution?

On the AI side, Anthony helped champion an AI-First Product Lifecycle with one of the Big Four, and takes a like-minded approach at Critical Propulsion. Agents and skills take the repetitive work that slows discovery and delivery, freeing teams to focus on what requires human judgment: defining the right problem, making the right call, and delivering something that holds up. He works with clients when the problem isn't clear yet and the stakeholders aren't aligned. The expectation is to get it right and move fast. Agents help make both possible.