Chad Massie Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

M2 Group offers a strategic perspective on projects, culture & people development, product & technology best practices, and business management for educational organizations and education product firms. Sample projects include:--created an organizational scaling plan for the CEO of a growing higher education consulting services company--managed a third party software development contract team on behalf of a small SaaS business--designed a partner management plan and provided product management best practices to a higher education data service company working to expand their partner engagement program--reviewed a SaaS software company's product management and product strategy infrastructure with recommendations for near and long-term investments--conducted internal operations and business systems oversight for a start-up edtech companyMore information about M2 Group and representative projects is available here: https://www.m2-group.co/projects

Washington D.C. Metro Area

In collaboration with the Board of Directors and CEO, led the development of the organization's strategic plan. Responsible for communicating and infusing the strategy into the corporate culture, annual goal-setting, and the decision-making process.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Led the organization through a leadership transition while enhancing our association culture, building membership confidence, and maintaining progress towards organizational objectives. Additionally, continued to operate as VP of Technology, guiding the product roadmap and the team towards a successful platform launch. Supported the Board of Directors as it hired the organization's first CEO and provided historical and contextual insight to the CEO during the onboarding process.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed and grew a team of talented individuals serving in our user experience, product management, software development, and AWS-based engineering divisions while also supporting the needs of the Executive Director of the Common Application.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Led efforts to expand the partner network within the higher education division while also working to refine the product portfolio and assess complementary technology acquisitions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Following the acquisition of ApplyYourself by Hobsons, continued to serve as the General Manager of the Common App Online technology and service operations, growing the relationship with the Common App organization, enhancing the product offerings, and providing the foundation for the non-profit's operational expansion.

Fairfax, Va

Brought together and led a team of service-oriented individuals in supporting the launch, ongoing operation, and growth of the Common App Online product platform as well as the non-profit membership organization it served.

Fairfax, Va

Led product management activities for the suite of modules comprising the ApplyYourself i-Class admissions and enrollment software system. Responsibilities included product roadmap management, product strategy definition, product support operations, and personnel development.

Fairfax, Va

A.B., Psychology, History

M.S., Management Of Information Technology