Meredith Low, Mba, Cae, C. Dir. Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

Strategy and governance consulting services, primarily to associations and other not-for-profit organizations. Services include strategy development and strategic planning, governance assessments and board education, primary research with members and other stakeholders, analytics, strategic initiatives, feasibility studies, tactical planning, and performance reporting.

Toronto, Ontario

Led consulting practice, working with clients in sectors including financial services, technology, health care, and not-for-profit, to deliver strategy development, strategic planning, opportunity assessment, and competitive intelligence services. Client segments included SMBs, large corporate clients, professional associations, and not-for-profit organizations. Developed the consulting practice from the ground up, including creating methodologies and hiring and building the entire team. Responsible for P/L, and led marketing and business development efforts across consulting segments.

Marketing function across all of Retail Markets, with 9 million clients. Led broad strategic changes to the Retail Markets approach to client satisfaction, including changing scorecards across the organization, client satisfaction survey methodology, and development of new client satisfaction initiatives.

Retail bank with 22,000 employees and more than $8 billion in revenues.Generated strategic insights and championed change: identified $500MM opportunity in an underserved segment; developed roadmap for changing payments marketplaceDrove strategic planning: led planning sessions and ensured alignment across all business units; developed integrated three- year strategic plansManaged teams of senior consultants; led post-MBA rotational program with $1MM budget

Division with 2,000 frontline and head office employees; reported to COOSpearheaded strategic planning, performance measurement, and governance and compliance initiativesIdentified and enacted more than $5MM in cost reduction opportunities

Mid-market banking business with 2,000 clients and 200 employeesCreated analysis, persuaded leadership, and led implementation for strategic change to profitability assessment, affecting more than half of clients and all frontline

Solutions to strategic issues for Fortune 500 Companies Developed a user study for a telecommunications equipment maker, uncovering a potential market of more than $100MM in revenueIdentified personnel cost savings of more than $3MM for a major US railroadDrove sales opportunities via market and operational analysis for US and Asian airlines

Developed concept for online publishing property, from initial idea to significant (multi-millions) investment go-ahead. Performed market research and analysis, recommended positioning approach, and developed marketing plan.

Provided consulting and contract services to a range of organizations, including education, health care, and not-for-profit organizations. Services included design and delivery of training programs, organizational assessments, and social enterprise startup assistance.One major contract was delivery of intercultural communication skills training to LG executives, through the University of British Columbia

Mba, General/Finance

Activities and Societies: Chair of Women in Management Conference, Lisa Hamann Award. Dean's List

Training Design

Graduate course in intercultural communication training program design through renowned intensive summer institute.

Ba, Political Science & History

Activities and Societies: Executive of theatre company on campus. Graduated with High Honours.