About

MEG SRANSKE

About

Meg Sranske is a recently retired executive of 30 years with SC Johnson.  She brings Marketing, Innovation and Venture Capital experience from her multiple leadership positions within SC Johnson.  With an extensive background in company-wide Innovation programs and processes, including design methods, breakthrough thinking and the company’s Greenlist initiative, Meg also oversaw the company’s Technology Acquisition Network, and worked in Mergers & Acquisition before starting up the New Ventures group.  Now fueled with multiple start-ups and 20+ employees, the New Ventures portfolio consists of $500MM+ in sales.   In this role, Meg oversaw the front end searching, which included strategic landscape development across multiple vertical spaces.  During her ten years in Ventures, Meg served on every deal team and coached and trained negotiations and due diligence to all team members.  She also served as a liaison for partner companies and gained experience as a board member to two NV companies, demonstrating value to the board through her excellent business acumen, innovation expertise and strategic insight.  Post retirement, Meg has been asked to join the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) Loan Committee as part of her commitment to open doors of opportunity for women led and minority led businesses. She has also signed on to advise companies to bring her knowledge and experience to early-stage startups.

Board Experience

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS & COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Briotech USA Personal Care HOCl (Seattle), Board Member (September 2022-August 2024)

Hygiene IQ (Los Angeles), Board Member (September 2021-December 2023)

Advisor to Routora, an AI routing management software (August 2024 – Present)

TIG Collective Advisor (January 2025 – Present) 

WWBIC (Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation) Loan Committee (October 2024 – Present)

Distinguished Young Women of Wisconsin, State Chairperson (September 2021 – Present)

Women United, United Way Member (September 2024 – Present)

Milwaukee Diaper Mission Annual Fundraising Event Committee (September 2024)

St. Thomas More High School Advancement Committee (2016-2021)

United Way Racine, SC Johnson RD&E Divisional Lead (2012)

Nursery School Teacher, St. Alphonsus Catholic Church (2005-2012)

Southeast Wisconsin Brownie Girl Scout Leader, Girl Scouts (2008-2012)

SC Johnson Design Hiring Program – Executive Sponsor (2009-2015)

SC Johnson Women’s Business Council Co-Chair (2000-2002)

SC Johnson Michigan Recruiting Team, MBA Captain (1994-1999)

Board Profile

An experienced and influential corporate executive, Meg’s experience includes consumer products marketing, brand development, product development and innovation, user-centered design, breakthrough thinking, leadership, strategic planning, business development, venture capital, mergers & acquisitions, negotiations, deal structure and managing and cultivating external relationships. Meg’s experience in the consumer products industry brings with it insights into retail, distribution, competitive landscapes and market industry trends. Meg’s trademark enthusiasm and passion have resulted in high marks from her fellow board members, who appreciate the different perspective she brings to board discussions and debates.

Professional Summary

Recently retired in September 2024 after 30 years as an executive at SC Johnson. Meg started her career in brand marketing on well-known home cleaning brands Shout®, and Scrubbing Bubbles®. She quickly moved into innovation roles, including being the first Marketing lead within the Warehouse Club channel.  In this role, she gained additional experience with Glade®, Mr. Muscle®, Windex®, Pledge®, Raid® and Ziploc®.

Meg’s career took a non-traditional turn when she moved into the Research & Development division to serve as head of the Technology Acquisition Network.  In this company wide role, she was responsible for driving acquisition of strategic external technologies that accelerated new product development and created new business growth for SC Johnson.  She also worked with the mergers & acquisitions group while heading the TAN group, which provided important negotiations experience.   Her role expanded when she was asked to pilot and institutionalize front-end innovation processes in Design Methods and Breakthrough Thinking.  She coached and trained a 20+ person team, which became the Enabling Innovation group.  Reporting to the company’s Chief Technology Officer, she had oversight of 80+ innovation projects company-wide. Her responsibilities also included oversight of the company’s Greenlist™ Sustainability initiative. She served during this time on the RD&E Executive Leadership team.

By far, Meg’s favorite role was in starting and growing the New Ventures group within SC Johnson. As employee #1, she had oversight responsibilities for “Deal Generation”, charged with providing leadership, structure and onboarding for how SCJ worked within the start-up ecosystem.  This included networking, promoting and nurturing relationships inside and outside the venture innovation community.  As the group continued to grow in importance and size, she led the strategy, process and structure for vertical landscapes that helped guide start-up selections.  She served on every deal team during her tenure, leading both negotiations and due diligence activities.  During this time, she also served in post deal roles, both as a liaison for venture companies, as well as serving as an SCJ Board Member for two SCJNV investments – Briotech and HygieneIQ.

Meg has served as Co-Chair for SCJ’s Women’s Business Council and led key leadership initiatives and new work/life balance programs to help drive SCJ’s inclusion on Working Mother and Fortune Magazine’s “Best Companies” ranking.  She has also served as Executive Sponsor for the company’s Design Internship program.

Personal

Meg has been happily married, recently celebrating her 25^th wedding anniversary with her husband.  They have two adult children, whom Meg and her husband enjoy travelling to visit as they begin their careers in different cities.  Her other two favorite travel spots with her spouse include the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, and Hollywood, Florida, where they just bought a new condo on the beach!  When she’s not travelling, Meg volunteers her time to causes that promote education for women.  She serves as the State Chairperson for Distinguished Young Women of Wisconsin, a scholastic honorary program for high school females.  In the four years since she has taken over state responsibilities, she and her State Committee have brought on 130+ volunteers, expanded from two local programs to eight local programs throughout the state, and awarded over $150,000 in college scholarships to deserving females throughout the state of Wisconsin.