Melissa Skolnick

Melissa Skolnick serves as the Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President, Associate General Counsel at Axalta since April 2017, providing strategic compliance leadership for a global public company with approximately 12,000 employees across 140+ countries. In this role, Melissa leads initiatives related to anticorruption, antitrust, data privacy, cybersecurity, and trade compliance while advising on legal matters for the Mobility coatings manufacturing sector. Previous to Axalta, Melissa held various legal positions at Radial Inc., focusing on commercial contract drafting and negotiation, intellectual property management, and corporate governance. Earlier experience includes an associate role at Fox Rothschild LLP, where Melissa specialized in intellectual property and complex litigation matters. Melissa holds a J.D. with Honors from The George Washington University Law School and a Bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University.