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Johanna McChesney

2011 Speaker

Johanna McChesney

Johanna McChesney founded Isis Parenting in 2003 with a devoted group of experts and baby fanatics united by the deep desire to help families through one of the most intense physical and psychological transitions in life.Isis is a unique one-stop pregnancy and early parenting destination meeting the needs of expecting and new families throughout the Greater Boston area and beyond.With four locations and a robust, interactive website, Isis provides the highest-quality prenatal and early parenting education, a highly-edited assortment of products for new families and a special community where those going through the life-changing experience of pregnancy and parenthood can learn together and connect.McChesney served as president and CEO of Isis from 2006 until the fall of 2011 and has more than 17 years of professional experience in the health and wellness space. From her work at Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School in health care policy research focusing on inequalities in access to and health care for underserved populations to her post-business school work at Accenture in strategy consulting with some of the nation’s largest health systems, she has spent her career working to improve the wellness landscape.She earned her master’s degree from The Tuck School at Dartmouth College and a bachelor’s degree cum laude from Kenyon College.www.isisparenting.com