About Us

The Boston Product Management Association (BPMA) is one of the most active not-for-profit communities for product management and product marketing professionals.

We provide programs and resources to develop the skills and careers of aspiring and current product management and product marketing professionals in the greater Boston area and New England. As a volunteer-led organization, we rely on our members’ skills and initiative to plan and run thought-provoking events, programs, and blogs that promote learning, sharing, and networking in a friendly environment.

What We Do

Special interest groups offer the opportunity to dive deeper into an area such as women in product, executive topics, agile and more. This also includes the world’s largest ProductCamp.
Monthly events allow you to dig into a thought-provoking topic while connecting with your peers.
Product Hub Blog brings important thought leadership in the product space to our community.

Mentorship: A great mentor can play an important role in career development. The BPMA mentor program offers existing product managers and aspiring product mangers the ability to collaborate with a mentor.
Job board connects prospective employers and employees in the product management and product marketing space.
Volunteering opportunities bring members of the community together and support BPMA’s mission

Our Team

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David Robbins

President

An experienced software Product Management professional with a focus on web and mobile apps and a love of great user experiences, David is a Director of Product Management at Monster.

Jim Berets

Treasurer

Jim Berets is a product leader in Red Hat's global ecosystem team, where he is responsible for the platforms connecting Red Hat's technology partners with its customers.

Melissa Pinto

Secretary

Melissa is a senior product manager at Staples, Inc., focused on bringing consumer products to market that help businesses of all sizes be more productive, connected and inspired. She has 15 years’ experience in marketing strategy, new product development, innovation, research, and brand management of consumer products.

Lynne Levy

Vice President

Lynne is a product director at Globoforce, focused on building software that drives making work 'human'. She has been in product management for over 15 years, focused on software that drives engagement and productivity. Lynne's expertise is in both product management and human psychology.

Andrea Nelson

Director of Web Content

Andrea Nelson is an accomplished Product Management leader specializing in new product introductions and nascent markets. She has worked in many tech industries including Aeronautics, Robotics, Automotive and IoT, and has been a BPMA member and mentor since 2018.

John Ellsworth

Director of Mentorship

John is a career software Product Management and Product Marketing professional and leader, with experience in a variety of enterprise software segments. He and his teams have brought many products and releases to market serving technical, business, and medical workers.

Tanay Shah

Director of Employer, Recruiter Relations & Career Center

Tanay Shah is a seasoned digital product management expert with over a decade of experience in leading B2C and B2B web-based products. He is well-versed in managing the vision and strategy for user-facing products, delivering seamless experiences that help users achieve their goals effortlessly. Currently, Tanay is a senior product lead at Amazon. Tanay holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and a master's degree in engineering management from Northeastern University. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanay1shah/

Himanshu Chouhan

Director of Technology

Himanshu is a seasoned product management leader for Global eCommerce, Retail & CPG organizations. He has led and successfully executed multiple projects in the field of Digital Transformation, Customer experience, Blockchain & Applied Innovation for Staples, SuperValu, DuPont, TCS among others. He is passionate about Ecosystem business models, Experience-led Design, and Subscription Economy.

Susanna Keeton

Director of Sponsorships

An accomplished product management executive of global product portfolios and award winning innovation, Susie is an Associate Director of Product Management at an animal health care company.

Hillary Taverna

Co-Director of Programming

Hillary is currently a Product Manager at Kickstarter, where she leads the Internal Services team, which helps to enable and empower internal stakeholder groups such as Marketing, Trust & Safety, and Legal. She also has experience as a PM in ed tech at Cengage Group & National Geographic Learning, and was previously a high school English teacher.

Prachi Biwalkar

Co-Director of Programming

Prachi is a strategic product leader building software products in the healthcare space. With a background in engineering and human centered design, Prachi has worked at the intersection of Product, Customers, Marketing and Software Development. She is currently Director, Product at Medtronic.

Juan Illidge

Director of Volunteer Staffing

Juan has forged demonstrable product success for startups to large multinationals across multiple industries like sales automation, identity access management, legal tech, and telecom. His product experience expands Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the North American markets.

Natalie Collet

Director of Marketing & Outreach

Natalie Collet has spent her career in both non-profit and for-profit organizations. Above all, she enjoys planning, strategizing, and working collaboratively. She likes to work on products and programs that educate and delight others.

David Tiberi

Board Director

David is a Product Manager with a range of experience spanning across banking, manufacturing, market research and high tech. Currently focusing on tech, David has helped scale profitable software solutions through innovative feature development and data-driven decision making.