Built by an operator, not a career consultant.
Hess Strategy was created to give organizations flexible access to senior leadership that can move comfortably between executive strategy and hands-on execution.
Darrien Hess
Executive leadership grounded in operating experience.
Darrien is an operations, commercial, and technology executive with more than 20 years of experience building teams, transforming operating models, leading enterprise technology, managing complex delivery, and developing new business.
Where the experience intersects
The value of Hess Strategy is the combination of business leadership and technical depth. Engagements can span executive strategy, organizational design, customer and commercial priorities, delivery governance, cloud and SaaS operations, AI adoption, and the mechanics required to turn plans into results.
Darrien has led global organizations of 100 professionals, managed multimillion-dollar budgets, held operating accountability for software portfolios representing hundreds of millions in annual revenue, built commercial pipelines, led complex public-sector pursuits, and driven enterprise modernization.
Credentials
A broad operating foundation.
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering.
Program and project leadership foundation across complex initiatives.
Service management and Agile delivery disciplines, supported by additional technology certifications.