Some challenges you train for. Others, you don’t see coming.

When Meighan Hackett crossed the finish line of an Ironman triathlon, it wasn’t just about endurance—it was about mindset. Dig deep. Push forward. Trust your team. Those same principles helped her lead through two defining moments: recovering from a traumatic brain injury that left her in a coma, and years later, sustaining The Learning Forum during her father’s (and business partner's) cancer diagnosis and treatments, while navigating a pandemic that halted in-person collaboration overnight.

Meighan didn’t rebuild alone. And she doesn’t believe anyone should.

That belief is the heartbeat of her work at The Learning Forum, where she helps the world’s top leaders prepare for their toughest endurance race: the future of work.

Building Champions for What’s Next

The Learning Forum is more than a leadership network—it’s a trusted training ground for executives from 300+ Fortune 100 companies and key government agencies. CHROs, CLOs, and AI Strategy leaders come together to tackle the issues that matter most:

 🔹 AI transformation – with practical strategies for governance, ethics, and integration
 🔹 Skills-based workforce planning – ensuring no one is left behind in the age of automation
 🔹 Work design for a reimagined future – creating human-centered, AI-augmented careers

At gatherings hosted at Google, Disney, NASA, and MIT Media Lab, Meighan curate’s powerful, peer-driven dialogues.

A Career Rooted in Learning and Transformation

Accelerating Change Through Story, Strategy, and Human-Centered Design

Before joining her father, Brian Hackett, to grow The Learning Forum, Meighan built a strong foundation in organizational development, learning design, and change leadership.

At Coach Inc., she served on the Global People and Organizational Development team, where she designed and delivered enterprise-wide learning solutions that strengthened professional skill sets and supported large-scale transformation. Her work in Organizational Design, Change Management, and Team Effectiveness helped teams across the globe align around strategy and perform with agility in a fast-changing retail landscape.

Prior to that, Meighan worked alongside a cross-disciplinary collective of experts in learning design, business strategy, branding, and organizational development to help clients turn bold visions into lasting impact at Learning Design Network.  There, she used proven prototyping methods to translate the essence of consumer insights, client strategy, and research into compelling, interactive change management and cultural alignment programs..

As an Instructional Designer, Meighan used proven prototyping methods to distill complex consumer insights, organizational data, and strategic goals into clear, compelling narratives and interactive learning experiences These weren’t just trainings—they were catalytic engagements that sparked powerful conversations, deepened cultural alignment, and fueled change at scale.

Her focus:

🔹 Designing change management and cultural transformation programs that brought strategy to life

🔹 Crafting interactive learning experiences that aligned employees with the company’s “why"

🔹 Supporting global teams in understanding and adopting new ways of working

🔹 Translating research and insights into story-driven, scalable learning content

The work emphasized a central truth: even the best strategy fails if people don’t understand—or feel connected to—it. Meighan helped leaders bridge that gap, activating understanding, belief, and behavior change across global organizations.

The result? Loyal advocates. Energized teams. Cultures that evolve with purpose.

 Because when people truly understand the “why,” they move forward with conviction.

Meighan is a strategic firestarter with a heart for mentorship and a mind wired for the future. She moves effortlessly between Senior Executive meetings and high school classrooms—helping senior leaders reimagine work, and guiding the next generation to dream boldly and lead intentionally.

She blends foresight with follow-through, designing high-trust conversations across AI strategy, workforce transformation, and leadership development. As a builder of peer councils and curator of culture-shifting dialogue, she sees human connection as the catalyst for growth.

Her superpower? Turning complexity into clarity—and making everyone in the room feel seen, heard, and inspired to act.

Her philosophy? No one transforms alone.

Your vibe in a phrase?

 ✨ Vision meets action, with just the right amount of passion. ✨

What’s been the most rewarding project you’ve worked on lately—the one that gave you chills in the best way?

Preparing Students to Lead in a Rapidly Changing World

Over the past two years, I've developed a mentorship program with BASIS Independent Schools, designed to prepare students for rapidly changing industries due to technological advances. This program focuses on self-awareness, future-ready workshops, and global perspectives. 

Over the past two years, Meighan Hackett has led the design and launch of the Future Ready Mentorship Program in partnership with BASIS Independent Schools—an institution recognized for academic excellence from preschool through grade 12.

The program is built to equip high school students with the mindset, skills, and self-awareness needed to navigate—and lead in—an era shaped by rapid technological change, particularly in AI-driven industries.

As the program architect, Meighan brought together her background in executive development and instructional design to create a mentorship experience that is both practical and deeply personal.

Key Program Features:

🔹 Self-Awareness and Growth – Students explore their core values, strengths, and growth areas to build clarity and confidence in their future paths

🔹 Future-Ready Workshops – Interactive sessions on goal setting, critical thinking, adaptability, communication, storytelling, and interviewing skills

🔹 Global & Career Perspective – A speaker series featuring professionals across industries, helping students understand the evolving world of work and how to adapt to emerging roles shaped by AI and automation

This program reflects Meighan’s lifelong passion for mentorship and her conviction that the next generation deserves access to the same kind of trusted guidance, strategic thinking, and support networks that fuel the success of senior executives.