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JOIN US FOR OUR LIVE MONTHLY CHAPTER MEETING on Tuesday, September 23, 2025!
Product Management: Building Strong Product Practices
with Stan Ponder and Jinal Doshi
THIS IS A LIVE EVENT
September 23, 2025 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm 103 Anheuser Busch Hall, 170 West Dr. St Louis, MO 63121,UMSL's Main Campus
This event is FREE to IIBA members and the St Louis community! Please register to attend.
5:30 door open, refreshments served - meet and mingle!
6:00 Presentation, followed by Q&A
7:00 Networking
Join us for an evening of the ins and outs of Product Management with Safety National's Stan Ponder and Jinal Doshi!
Stan Ponder, Director of Product Management at Safety National, helps organizations build strong product practices and lead successful agile evolutions. With experience spanning government, education, insurance, financial services, and consulting, he is passionate about bridging business and technology to deliver lasting value.
Stan Ponder is the Director of Product Management at Safety National Enterprise, where he leads efforts to strengthen product strategy, delivery, and organizational alignment. Over his career, Stan has worked across product and analysis roles before moving into leadership, giving him a deep appreciation for the challenges and opportunities at every level of product development. He has successfully built product organizations from the ground up and guided multiple agile transformations and evolutions, helping teams and enterprises adapt to new ways of working while keeping focus on business value.
With experience spanning government, education, insurance, financial services, and consulting, Stan brings a broad perspective on how different industries approach innovation and delivery. His leadership style emphasizes partnership, clarity, and empowerment, ensuring teams are equipped to succeed while building trust with business stakeholders. Stan is passionate about advancing the practice of product management and creating environments where people, teams, and organizations can thrive.
Stan Ponder is the Director of Product Management at Safety National Enterprise, where he leads efforts to strengthen product strategy, delivery, and organizational alignment. Over his career, Stan has worked across product and analysis roles before moving into leadership, giving him a deep appreciation for the challenges and opportunities at every level of product development. He has successfully built product organizations from the ground up and guided multiple agile transformations and evolutions, helping teams and enterprises adapt to new ways of working while keeping focus on business value.
With experience spanning government, education, insurance, financial services, and consulting, Stan brings a broad perspective on how different industries approach innovation and delivery. His leadership style emphasizes partnership, clarity, and empowerment, ensuring teams are equipped to succeed while building trust with business stakeholders. Stan is passionate about advancing the practice of product management and creating environments where people, teams, and organizations can thrive.
Jinal Doshi is the Manager of Product Owners at Safety National Enterprise, where she leads efforts to strengthen product strategy, delivery, and organizational alignment. With more than a decade of experience delivering multimillion-dollar, cross-functional initiatives, she brings deep expertise in portfolio management, agile practices, and product leadership.
Jinal’s career spans roles in portfolio, project, and product management, giving her a broad perspective on how strategy connects to execution. She has successfully guided large-scale initiatives, built strong partnerships across business and technology, and coached product owners to deliver measurable business value.
With experience in insurance and financial services, Jinal understands how complex organizations balance innovation, delivery, and change. She is passionate about developing people, creating environments where product owners thrive, and helping teams adapt to evolving priorities while staying focused on results.
Jinal’s career spans roles in portfolio, project, and product management, giving her a broad perspective on how strategy connects to execution. She has successfully guided large-scale initiatives, built strong partnerships across business and technology, and coached product owners to deliver measurable business value.
With experience in insurance and financial services, Jinal understands how complex organizations balance innovation, delivery, and change. She is passionate about developing people, creating environments where product owners thrive, and helping teams adapt to evolving priorities while staying focused on results.