Melissa Risteff

Melissa Risteff is the Chief Strategy Officer at MindSpark, where Melissa leads strategy, product, marketing, and technology teams. Previously, Melissa was the CEO & Co-Founder of Couragion Corporation, where Melissa designed an education technology software suite. Melissa has also served as an Advisory Council Member for Equitable Futures at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and held various high-level positions at companies like NewsGator Technologies, Inc., Sun Microsystems, and GE. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Bentley University and multiple advanced study certificates from the University of Denver.