Lydia Bird

Lydia Bird is an Associate on the Implementation team, where she leads project teams in delivering seamless technology and process implementations for both commercial and government clients. In her most recent project, Lydia played a pivotal role in helping a state agency successfully launch a large-scale finance tracking platform. She drove key areas such as user adoption, change management, process mapping, dashboarding, and ensuring the platform’s scalability for long-term success. Lydia’s hands-on approach and attention to detail make her a critical player in driving impactful transformations.

Prior to joining McChrystal Group, I worked as a Program Manager for a National Science Foundation research grant at Northeastern University. During this position, I oversaw nine research projects within five different laboratories. While in college, I worked full-time as a Highway Engineer on large public roadway design projects for two years and as a Traffic Engineer on small private land development projects for one year in the Boston area. Throughout college, I researched social and economic resilience in federally designated opportunity zones and served as a Presidential and Honors Ambassador. 

Why did you join McChrystal Group?

I joined McChrystal Group because the work we do here perfectly blends the best aspects of all my previous roles. With experience across industries like research, civil engineering, and higher education, I’ve always thrived in problem-solving, communication, organization, and program management. At McChrystal Group, I combine all these passions and the skills I’ve honed into one dynamic, impactful role. It’s the perfect fit to make a real difference while doing what I love.

What has been your proudest moment at McChrystal Group?

My proudest moment at McChrystal Group was when we partnered with a state agency, and I got to design a dashboard concept for them. During this project, the client described a recruitment challenge they were facing. I created a dashboard concept to help them track and increase recruitment efforts throughout the agency. Hearing that this dashboard would help them solve a huge challenge by tracking and increasing recruitment while reducing their workload and time spent manually tracking these metrics was extremely rewarding.