Prior to joining Grey Street Capital, Melissa ran her own business for fifteen years called Longevity Partners, affiliating through Northwestern Mutual. Melissa and her team worked across the US, with a high concentration of clients being in Arizona. She worked almost exclusively with successful business owners and executives and HNW Families who were focused on accumulating and passing wealth generationally and with a key emphasis on risk management, tax efficiency, and stewardship.
Melissa graduated from UC Santa Barbara, CA, with honors in three years. Melissa has resided ever since in Phoenix, where she was born and raised. Melissa has three children [Abby, Evan, and Elliot], who take up most of her non-working time. She also loves playing pickleball, being outdoors whenever possible, and socializing at some of her favorite local restaurants.
Melissa is a current Advisory Board member for AZVC, a newly formed $100M+ VC fund led by Jack Selby of Pay Pal and concentrated on building the AZ ecosystem through funding talented tech entrepreneurs. Melissa has served in a number of board roles over the last decade, such as Teach For America, Gift of Adoption Fund, and First Place, and recently joined the board for Not My Kid.