Meredith Parfet is the CEO and Founder of Ravenyard Group, a crisis management consultancy with expertise in matters that involve legal or regulatory action, scandal, fraud, white-collar crimes, large insurance litigation, industrial accidents, workplace fatalities, or complex family-office disputes. (www.ravenyard.com) Ravenyard is unique in its emphasis on problem solving and strategy and in supporting the wellbeing of leaders in crisis. Meredith is an accomplished VC and PE investor, seasoned entrepreneur and a passionate philanthropist. She has nearly two decades of asset management, family office, and hedge fund experience, including acting as the Chief Operating Officer for two alternative investment funds. She co-founded Denali Venture Philanthropy, an impact investment portfolio that funds entrepreneurs who are committed to social change. In addition to her work in crisis management, she also works a few shifts a month as a humanist hospice chaplain. She is the independent trustee for a 40-Act registered VC fund, and on the board of the Colorado Health Network which serves the largest population of people with HIV in the State of Colorado, and on the board of trustees for the Iliff School of Theology. Meredith holds a BA from Northwestern, an MBA, from the Kellogg School of Management, and an MA, in Pastoral and Spiritual Care, from the Iliff School of Theology. She holds a certificate as an end-of-life doula from the University of Vermont Larner Medical School, is Reiki Master Level IV certified, and is a Six Sigma Greenbelt. Meredith has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, Time Magazine, Mindful Magazine, Law360, and Lawline.
Meredith Wilson Parfet
Title
CEO
Company
Ravenyard Group
Pronouns
She/Her
Field
Crisis Management - strategy and communications
Associations/Institutions
Attorney’s for Family Held Enterprises (AFHE)
Family Firm Institute
Board Member, Colorado Health Network
Board of Trustees, Iliff School of Theology
Relationship History
TheLi.st, Inner Circle
Common Contacts
Rachel Sklar, Alex Cavoulacos, Ally Downey, Carla Zanoni
Level
C-Suite, Consultant
Sector
Communications, Finance, Legal
Areas of Expertise
• Organizational crisis – all the different types of “capital C” types of crisis that impact companies and leaders (fraud, scandal, regulatory actions, industrial accidents, workplace fatalities, c-suite illness/death)
• Family office/ family enterprise crisis – anything that skirts personal/professional life for wealthy families
• Investing of all types – public securities, private equity, hedge funds, venture capital. Have been in multiple director/c-suite roles at funds. Currently sit as Chair of the Audit Committee and Independent Trustee for a Venture Capital fund.
• Impact investing – ESG, global VC, venture philanthropy (cofounded and have run an impact portfolio www.denaliimpact.com since 2013, spoken on divestment from fossil fuels, awarded “Who’s Who in Impact Investing by the Denver Business Journal)
• Death and dying – death doula, hospice chaplain, thousands of hours spent supporting the dying and grieving family members. Regularly write and speak on issues related to grief/death.
• Mindfulness/spirituality/religion – While I consider myself a humanist/agnostic/atheist I have a lot of “pan spiritual training including a MA in Spiritual and Pastoral Care from Methodist Seminary, on the board of trustees for my seminary. A decade of training/coaching with a leading Buddhist thinker/author/meditation coach. Experience in various forms of meditation (Shambahla, Subud, holotropic breathwork). Intensive study with a shaman. Reiki Level IV/Master Reiki certified.
Location
Denver West
RAH Affiliation
Inner Circle, The List