Margaret Heard

Margaret Heard is an experienced project manager and marketing professional with a diverse background in legal operations, procurement, and information management. Currently serving as Project Manager for Legal Operations - OEC and DEI at Abbott since December 2018, Margaret has also held roles including Marketing Category Lead and Senior Specialist Procurement. Prior experience includes marketing and information specialist at Scot Forge, where responsibilities encompassed managing online presence and SEO strategies, as well as serving as Corporate Librarian, overseeing technical information dissemination. Additional roles included librarian at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and research assistant at the U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center. Margaret holds a Master of Information Science and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Data from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, along with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Monmouth College.