Melissa Tanklefsky Lee

Melissa Tanklefsky Lee started their work experience in 1990 at Citigroup, where they held roles such as Vice President in the Risk Management - Special Assets Group and Credit Originations in The Private Bank until 2005. In 2008, they joined Emigrant Bank as a Senior Credit Reviewer and worked their way up to become the Director of Commercial Credit Review. From 2015 to 2020, they served as the Deputy Chief Credit Officer before being promoted to the role of Chief Credit Officer in April 2020.

Melissa Tanklefsky Lee holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Chicago. Melissa also pursued further education at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where they obtained a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree, specializing in Finance / Business Policy.