Melissa Lesher

Melissa Lesher is currently the Director of HR Communications at Citi, where they leverage their extensive experience in corporate communications, executive engagements, and employee engagement. Previously, Melissa held significant roles at Accenture, overseeing global internal communications for over 400,000 employees, and was instrumental in strategic change initiatives. They have also served as a director at JLL, managing talent communications and engagement, and as an adjunct professor at Georgian Court University, teaching digital news editing. With a background in journalism from the University of Richmond and a master's degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Melissa is a skilled writer and editor known for producing compelling content to shape company reputation. Prior roles include reporter and editor positions at Phillips Publishing International and Corporate Media Relations Manager at AT&T.