Melissa Pickering

Melissa Pickering currently serves as the Senior Director of Consumer Product Management at Bose Corporation, leading a team focused on the future of consumer audio products while managing the P&L for the product portfolio. Previously, Melissa held significant leadership roles, including Vice President of Product at Willow Innovations, where product strategy and consumer experience were priorities. Prior to that, Melissa was the Head of Product for LEGO Education, overseeing novelty product portfolios for global K12 learning, and built product teams for tech-enabled products at LEGO. Earlier experience includes founding and successfully selling iCreate to Educate, an educational startup, and several engineering roles, including project management and mechanical engineering at reputable organizations. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University.