Melissa B.

Melissa B. has a wealth of work experience, beginning with their role as Director of Marketing at Virgin Interactive Entertainment in 1995. Melissa then moved to EMI Music in 1996, where they served as Head of Marketing and New Media, Global. In 2002, Melissa held Executive in Residence positions at both Warner Bros. Records and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Melissa also served as a Principal at Luna Gray in both 2002 and 2016. In 2009, Melissa became a Partner at G/FORE, where they pioneered industry-unique consumer products and led original product development, operations, and marketing. From 2015-2016, Melissa was Managing Director and Seed Investor at NRG, and also held the role of Founder at Uniform, a company that collects and redistributes soccer jerseys to children in underserved communities. Finally, from 2006-2015, Melissa was Head of Market Development, Global and Head of Agency, Channel Development & Commercial Strategy, Global at Apple.

Melissa B. has a diverse educational background. In 2019, they completed a course in Artificial Intelligence: Business Implications for Strategy at the MIT Sloan School of Management, with a focus in Artificial Intelligence. Melissa also holds a Master of Business Administration in Management of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts and Communication: Advertising. In addition, Melissa is certified as a Vinyasa Yoga Teacher (RYT450) by CorePower Yoga, obtained in July 2020, as well as a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) by Yoga Alliance, obtained in January 2017.