Meredith conceived Ravenyard as a way of harnessing her learnings – personal and professional – to help leaders manage, survive, and even thrive through crisis.

Meredith understands that people in a professional crisis need something more than what is generally packaged as crisis management. They need structure and order from the chaos. They frequently need domain expertise. And most importantly, they need support for their well-being.


For better and worse, Meredith has experienced crises across all areas of her life, including the tragic loss of her sister in 2006, her own near death in 2011, and a significant business crisis in 2018. She believes in the inevitability of suffering for all people, and the ability to survive it in transformative, meaningful ways.

Meredith is an accomplished investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She has nearly two decades of asset management and hedge fund experience, including acting as the Chief Operating Officer for two alternative investment funds. She also co-founded Denali Venture Philanthropy, an investment organization that funds entrepreneurs who are committed to social change. Meredith has led organizations of all sizes, from small start-ups to complex, global operations.

Meredith holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, an MA in Spiritual Care from the Iliff School of Theology, and a BA in Political Science from Northwestern University. She is a certified End of Life Doula as well as a practicing Hospice Chaplain.