After two decades working for mission-driven organizations in Chicago and New York, Courtney McGee established Quirkious LLC in Jackson, Michigan in July 2025. Ever curious, her professional development recently expanded beyond study of topics in digital product, project, and content management to include generative and agentic artificial intelligence (AI), robotic process automation (RPA), and Structured Query Language (SQL). She became a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) in 2019.
As Director, Product
Council on Foreign Relations
New York, 2022–2024
Launched three major initiatives in three months: RealEcon, Election 2024, and the China Strategy Initiative
Devised public presentation of the Council’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategy
Coached the Digital Services department through completion of its Agile transformation
As Senior Product Manager
New York Public Library
New York, 2014–2022
Oversaw redesign of the website’s information architecture, homepage, and landing pages, coalescing stakeholders around product and content strategies
Spearheaded Locations Local, in partnership with branch staff, to build features to differentiate offerings across 88 locations
Led remediation efforts to meet accessibility standards (WCAG 2.0 AA)
As Director, Digital Content
Discovery Communications (now Warner Bros. Discovery)
Chicago, 2007–2014
Produced multiple video series for Discovery Education Experience and Techbooks across grades 3–12
Mined Discovery’s networks for curriculum-aligned programming, often coordinating day-after-air availability
Developed a suite of supplemental teaching materials to accompany the nature series Planet Earth