Melissa Wells

Melissa Wells is an accomplished marketing professional with extensive experience in partnership strategy and brand solutions, currently serving as Senior Director, Partnership Strategy & Design Team Lead for Global Marketing Partnerships at the National Basketball Association (NBA) since March 2016. Prior roles at the NBA include Director and Senior Manager positions focused on partnership development. Previously, Melissa worked at NBC Sports Group as a Marketing Coordinator, developing sponsorship strategies across multiple sports properties. Earlier experiences include an internship at Facebook on the Client Strategy Team, a consumer internship at MSLGROUP with Procter & Gamble brands, and various roles in journalism and marketing during time at Ohio University. Melissa holds a degree from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.