Melissa Gopnik

Senior Vice President

Melissa Gopnik is a Senior Vice President at Commonwealth. In this role she leads the Design, Piloting, and Evaluation functions. Throughout her career, Ms. Gopnik has combined her talents in strategic planning, program development, research, and public speaking with a strong commitment to social change.  In her work with nonprofit agencies as diverse as the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, the Uphams Corner Health Center, and the Jewish Women’s Archive, Ms. Gopnik has envisioned and implemented the kind of strategic plan and new programs that make organizations work smarter and serve their stakeholders better. She holds a Master of Business Administration degree, with a diploma in Nonprofit Management, from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts in Russian and Political Science from McGill University.