Director of Business Development
May is a strategy and operations professional with over six years of experience in strategic planning, commercial operations, business development, and organizational performance. She has worked with nonprofit, private and public-sector, and mission-driven organizations, helping teams translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, strengthen operational processes, and use data to support decision-making and organizational change.
At LBL Strategies, May supports strategic planning engagements through proposal development, research and analysis, workshop preparation and facilitation support, and the development of client reports. Her experience includes environmental scans, organizational assessments, stakeholder engagement, implementation planning, and performance measurement. She brings a structured and analytical approach to synthesizing complex information and translating stakeholder input and research into clear strategic priorities and recommendations.
May also brings extensive experience in commercial and portfolio operations, including managing the operational processes supporting $7 million in annual activity across 10–20 international programs. Her work spans portfolio and pipeline management, business development support, performance reporting, process governance, and cross-functional coordination. She has worked closely with senior management to analyze sales performance and other business data, identify trends and potential impacts, and develop insights that inform policies, planning, and organizational decision-making. She also supports stakeholders in understanding and adapting to changes in business processes and organizational priorities.
Her experience in business development includes opportunity assessment, proposal preparation, scoping, commercial coordination, pipeline analysis, and performance tracking. She combines these capabilities with data analysis and visualization to help leaders better understand business performance, identify emerging issues, and make informed decisions.
More recently, May has focused on the practical application of artificial intelligence to business operations. She identifies operational pain points and explores how AI-enabled tools and agentic workflows, including platforms such as Agentforce, can streamline processes, improve access to organizational knowledge, strengthen analysis, and increase operational efficiency. Her approach emphasizes applying technology to clearly defined business needs while maintaining appropriate governance and human judgment.
May holds an MBA from Georgetown University and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). She also earned the Strategic Management Certificate from DePaul University. She brings a combination of strategic thinking, business acumen, analytical rigor, and implementation experience, with particular strengths in connecting strategy with execution, bringing structure to complex operational challenges, and turning data and information into practical action.
