Melissa joined the firm in 2009 as a Managing Partner on the Investment Management team. Melissa has over 25 years experience on both the buy-side and sell-side.

Prior to joining Advanced Investment Partners, Melissa was a Partner at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, as a portfolio manager and subsequently the co-head of Product Strategy in their Quantitative Investment Strategies team. Prior to GSAM, Melissa was the Director of Quantitative Equity Research for Prudential Securities, where her primary function was to research, develop and deliver stock valuation analysis as well as an overall quantitative market perspective. For 10 years, Melissa was an All-Star-rated Quantitative Analyst for Prudential in the Institutional Investor annual survey.

Melissa received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA in Finance from New York University. She currently serves on the board of the Chicago Quantitative Alliance and is a former sub-chairperson on the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts' Candidate Curriculum Committee.