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About Melissa Sassi

Melissa Sassi is a Startup Program Manager at IBM focused on IBM's LinuxONE product. In her role at IBM, Melissa partners with early stage startups and the venture capital community to evangelize IBM Z and LinuxONE with a focus on key enablers such...More

Melissa Sassi is a Startup Program Manager at IBM focused on IBM's LinuxONE product. In her role at IBM, Melissa partners with early stage startups and the venture capital community to evangelize IBM Z and LinuxONE with a focus on key enablers such as blockchain and fintech. Prior to joining IBM, Melissa spent several years at Microsoft in Microsoft's Airband Initiative. Melissa is Co-Chair of IEEE's Digital skills Working group within IEEE's Internet Inclusion Initiative. She is the Founder & CEO of MentorNations, a youth-led digital literacy movement, aimed at transforming the lives of the underserved via access, skills, and utilization of technology. Melissa holds two master's degrees in supply chain and finance and is working toward her PhD in international business at Northcentral University. Her research focus is the digital inclusion of indigenous communities.
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IBM
- Program Manager
- Startup Ecosystem
- January 2019 to Present
Microsoft
- Senior Manager
- Microsoft Airband Initiative
- March 2014 to November 2018

Northcentral University
- PhD Candidate - International Business
- 2013 to Present
Research topic: the digital inclusion of indigenous communities