Melissa Ludwig

Chair Of The Board Of Directors, Philadelphia Chapter

2021

The NACD Philadelphia Chapter comprised of 1,000 governance board directors and business leaders in Philadelphia providing educational programs on current topics including ESG, AI and Cyber, Compensation and Geo Political landscape. The NACD prepares leaders to be effective in their role as a Board Director.

Board Member | 10+ years of Governance Experience, including Board Leadership Roles

2011

Current Board Roles: National Association for Corporate Directors (NACD) | Board Chair, Philadelphia Chapter Forum of Executive Women | Chair, Women in Leadership Committee • Played key role in advancing programming strategy with relevant and meaningful content, and contributed to numerous events as a speaker, panelist and organizer for both industry organizations. Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau ALS Association | Board Vice Chair, Philadelphia Chapter Past Board Roles: CSS Industries (creative consumer products company in the craft, gift and seasonal category space that merged with IG Design Group during board tenure) | Human Resources Committee Philadelphia Fashion Incubator for Designers | Co-founder in collaboration with Center City District Susan G. Komen | Board Vice President, Philadelphia Chapter

Strategic Career Advisor

2017

I work one-to-one with entrepreneurs and executives to realize their business and career objectives. I’m a strong collaborator, connector and champion for women’s leadership advancement and facilitate meaningful relationships that enable others to thrive. My entrepreneurial clients are industry innovators—creatives, technologists and scientists—in early-stage ventures seeking an experienced advisor to help advance their strategic business efforts, address immediate and long-term risks, and build a strong operational foundation, with the right structure, talent and processes. My executive clients are business leaders and corporate functional heads seeking a confidential, outside advisor to help accelerate their path—and readiness—to operate effectively at the C-suite and board levels. If you have interest in learning more about how we can work together, please contact me at melissa.ludwig19@gmail.com to set up a time to speak.

Executive Coach

2017

Advisory Board Member

2022

Assist and support educational governance programming including Directors Dialogue and Academy

Business Fellow /Adjunct Professor

2021

Developing an Entrepreneurship and Innovation emphasis for the University Teaching Business Dynamics at the Bartley Business School

Vice Chair Executive Committee, Advisor & Investor

2019

Affiliated with The Union League of Philadelphia, Broad Street Angels helps fuel the success of entrepreneurs by providing the funding, expertise and relationships to advance their businesses. As an Executive Committee Member, I’ve served as an Advisory Board Member to select early-stage ventures, including Mytonomy, a healthcare tech company whose valuation has grown by 10X in the past 2.5 years.

Member Board Of Directors Fund

2022

Board Member, Chair Women's Leadership Committee

2021

The Forum represents every segment of the business community – from finance to manufacturing, from government to healthcare, from not-for-profits to communication, from the professions to technology.

Board Member

2019 - 2020

Served on the board of this creative consumer products public company as an expert in the retail industry and during its exit to IG Design Group based out of the UK.

SVP/GVP

1991 - 2017

Led the vision, strategy and operation in an omnichannel environment for 40-store portfolio with cross-functional executive team and organization of up to 3,000 employees. Throughout career, P&L accountability ranged from $300M to $600M, with leadership scope across the Mid-Atlantic region. In a complex, operationally rigorous business environment serving a diverse customer base and employee population, built high-performing organizations, and led significant long-range planning, growth, and transformation. steered multiple M&A planning and integration, omnichannel shift, localization strategies, and multiple business launches, reinventions and turnarounds. Earlier in career, first women in 100+ years to lead Herald Square flagship, including external-facing efforts to build and promote the reinvented Macy’s brand in the market. First joined Macy’s in the buying and private brand divisions, gaining strong foundation in merchandising and end-to-end product development, including global sourcing and manufacturing. Led the vision, strategy and operation in an omnichannel environment for 40-store portfolio with cross-functional executive team and organization of up to 3,000 employees. Throughout career, P&L accountability ranged from $300M to $600M, with leadership scope across the Mid-Atlantic region. In a complex, operationally rigorous business environment serving a diverse customer base and employee population, built high-performing organizations, and led significant long-range planning, growth, and transformation. Steered M&A planning and integration, omnichannel shift, localization strategies, and multiple business launches, reinventions and turnarounds. Earlier in career, shepherded turnaround of Herald Square flagship, including external-facing efforts to build and promote the reinvented Macy’s brand in the market. Gained company recognition for metrics results.