Courtney D.
Product Management & Development
Profile
Experienced Product Development and Innovation Executive with a strong background in digital transformation and strategic planning. Proven ability to lead and manage teams in launching and scaling innovative digital products. Ready to leverage entrepreneurial spirit and partnership development skills to drive growth and support new initiatives.
Key Skills & Competencies
Highlights:
• Led the development and launch of a new digital front door for Braven, which aggregates all information, resources and support for thousands of students.
• Created and led a social entrepreneurship program that distributed over $700K in microgrants for youth.
• Enlisted the Boys & Girls Clubs of America as a partner in scaling mental health support services for thousands of grieving youths in clubs across the country.
• Design work leveraged by Bill Gates to understand the student experience.
• Initiated and led a partnership with TikTok securing $1.7M in new business.
• Created the world's first virtual space with and for grieving children in Minecraft.
• Oversaw the development and launch of a cloud-based application to aggregate and geolocate the nation's school feeding sites.
Strategic Planning | Innovation | Entrepreneurial Approach | Product Development | Digital Transformation | Partnership Development | Student Engagement | Service Design Thinking | Systems Thinking | Product Launch
Professional Experience
MANAGING DIRECTOR
BRAVEN, 3 years
• Oversee the implementation and launch of new digital products and platforms
• Develop and manage the Digital Product and Product Support teams
• Lead the strategy, acquisition and implementation of new digital platforms and tools that supported scale goals, including the negotiation of contracts with external parties
• Designed and oversaw an org-wide audit to prioritize a product roadmap
• Standardized compensation for students across all areas of the organization
• Established a Student Advisory Board for new digital product development to make user needs a central part of the design and build of digital products
FOUNDER
COURTNEY DUBIN, INC., 14 years
• Ran an independent education, youth, and digital transformation consulting business with clients across social impact, education, public utilities, agriculture, nonprofit, and ESG.
• Clients included: Boys & Girls Clubs of America, New York Power Authority, Dairy Management, Inc, SoCal Gas, Regeneron, and MMS Education.
CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER
EXPERIENCE CAMPS FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN, 2 years
• Oversaw programming staffing and strategic operations for all camp locations, serving 1,500+ youth and staff.
• Designed and implemented innovative new programs to scale support, drive new funding and position the
organization as an industry thought leader.
• Initiated a groundbreaking ethnographic research project to address the grief gap for BIPOC communities.
• Established a network of partners to ensure equitable access and distribution of the Minecraft server for grieving youth throughout the U.S.
VICE PRESIDENT ENGAGEMENT & DIGITAL STRATEGY
GENYOUTH, 10 years
• Oversaw programs and all digital initiatives including strategy, budgeting, communications, and community engagement.
• Created and directed the social entrepreneurship program AdVenture Capital, leading relationships with funding partners including SAP, HP, WorkForce Software, Domino's, the Dannon Institute, DFA, No Kid Hungry, and Land O'Lakes.
• Led the re-design and launch of the Fuel Up to Play 60 website reaching 48M students, including UX, journey mapping, gamification, requirements listing, app development and developer engagement.
Community Experience
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATIONS
Boston University
Other Experience/Awards/Publications
• 2025 Juror for the North American Women in AI Awards
• 2023 Fast Company Innovation Design Award
• 2021 SAP Innovation Award (Cloud Genius category)