Melissa Needel Leahy

Melissa Needel Leahy, GPHR, serves as Vice President and Human Resources Business Partner at Flagship Pioneering since February 2021, previously holding the role of Senior Director in the same department. Prior experience includes a decade at Progress, where roles encompassed Director of Human Capital and Human Capital Business Partner, focusing on global business partnerships and mergers and acquisitions. Additional experience encompasses a consulting assignment as Manager of Human Resources and Administration at Wakefield Brunswick and a position as Global Resource Manager at Kaseya, overseeing global technical trainers. Melissa holds an MBA in Global Management from Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business and a degree from Purdue University.