Kelly Hiser
VP Of Product And Client Engagement at Rabble
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKelly Hiser is a product leader and founder with a decade of experience translating academic research into sustainable tech ventures that serve public institutions. As founder and former CEO of Rabble she designed and directed MUSICat, an open-source music-sharing platform adopted by major public libraries and funded licensing honorariums for hundreds of musicians. Now VP of Product at Joyful Reading Company, she leads cross-functional teams to build literacy-focused products for libraries and schools, blending strategy, operations, and hands-on product management. Her background as a PhD musicologist and practicing musician gives her a rare combination of archival sensitivity, creative thinking, and technical fluency—she taught herself JavaScript while founding Rabble. Known for inclusive leadership and partnership-driven development, she has launched revenue-funded programs across cities from Pittsburgh to Seattle. She also stays active in Pittsburgh’s nonprofit scene, chairing Rabble’s board and serving on local boards and committees.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Historical Musicology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Historical Musicology at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor of Music, Piano Performance, Bachelor of Music, Piano Performance at Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaMaster of Music, Musicology, Master of Music, Musicology at University of MiamiPiano and Liberal Arts studies, Piano and Liberal Arts studies at Elizabethtown College
Github Skills (5)
react3
json1
json-api1
api1
jar1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
kellyhiser/kellyhiser.github.io
Mar 2019 - Sep 2019
Contributions:21 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
therabble/yahara
Mar 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:1 PR, 5 comments, 41 issues in 6 months
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