As the Vice President of Blackbaud’s Product Management organization, Meredith is accountable for guiding the strategic direction of Blackbaud’s portfolio, driving the execution of the overall portfolio and product roadmap. She’s a transformative leader who motivates a culture of accountability and innovation to deliver outcome-focused solutions. Meredith’s 16-year tenure at Blackbaud brings with it a great deal of background in business development, product management, product marketing, and operational excellence processes and technologies. Prior to her current role, Meredith led one of Blackbaud’s fundraising and digital portfolio representing more than $115 million in direct product revenue across 12 products that serve more than 10,000 customers. She has also held roles as Director of Product Management, Director of Client Success, Director of Education Services, and has managed sales, product marketing, and channel marketing teams.
Meredith has focused her passion for nonprofits and expertise in business development, strategic leadership, and operational excellence into career dedicated to giving back at Blackbaud and in her local community. She volunteers at and supports a variety of social good organizations including children’s organizations, cancer research organizations, the College of Charleston, the American Heart Association, and a collection of local museums and theatres. Meredith’s commitment to service and leadership includes serving as the Chair of a Charleston County School Improvement Committee, consulting small-business start-ups, and mentoring women who desire to expand their careers in Technology. Meredith lives in Charleston, SC—where Blackbaud is headquartered—with her husband of 13 years and two amazing daughters.
2019 Impact Statement
I’m honored to be a mother, wife, and 15-year technology executive who—while at work—is passionate about driving our organization’s competitive advantage forward by creating outcome-focused, cloud-ready solutions for our customers. I believe, effort is what ignites ability and turns it into accomplishment, and I love helping individuals and teams leverage their innate strengths and abilities to do great things as a part of our overarching vision. I believe in the following leadership principles – have integrity, be humble, be courageous, be kind, and collaborate – and I aspire to inspire others to achieve extraordinary things as their abilities expand…and their influence and impact soar!
Specialties
business strategy and development, product management, product marketing, client success, program management, and talent development. Including: market research and analysis, financial performance analysis, product life cycle governance, recurring subscription business creation, revenue retention, branding and communications, product positioning, pricing and packaging strategy, channel enablement, strategic sales management, efficiency and scalability procedures, methodology development and governance frameworks, project and program management, nonprofit fundraising, prospect research, and nonprofit software training