Melanie Samarasinghe

Melanie Samarasinghe currently serves as the Vice President and Team Lead at Chase Media Solutions, a role they have held since 2024. Prior to this, they were the Chief Business Development Officer at Crisis Text Line, where they led revenue efforts and partnered with major brands to provide mental health solutions. Melanie contributed significantly to the advertising sales efforts at Spotify from 2011 to 2014 and later served as the Senior Industry Manager for Financial Services at Twitter from 2017 to 2022. They were also an influential leader at The FADER from 2005 to 2011, developing innovative branded content solutions. Melanie is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Urban Studies at Columbia University.