Maria Melkova

Maria Melkova is a seasoned professional with over 28 years of experience in various domains such as management, marketing, HR, project management, and team-building in international corporations.

She specializes in connecting business groups, with a particular interest in researching and understanding millennials in the business environment.

Maria's passion lies in meeting, learning from, and engaging with diverse individuals, driving her to initiate new ventures and unite people with different skills and backgrounds, especially in the realm of marketing.

Her educational background includes studies in High school at 1214, Cross-cultural Communications at Moscow State University, Museum Management at Российский Государственный Гуманитарный Университет, Management & Marketing at the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation, and an Advanced Certificate in Interior Design from the International Career Institute.

Throughout her career, Maria has held key positions at renowned organizations such as Microsoft, where she served as the EMEA Office Category Lead in Device Partner Solution Sales, Modern Workplace Business Group Lead, Marketing & Operations Lead, Central Marketing Organization Lead, Windows BG Lead, Windows Consumer BG Lead, and Windows Category Retail Manager.

Prior to her tenure at Microsoft, she also worked in leadership roles including Marketing Director at Media League LLC, HR & Corporate Affairs Director at Sharp Electronics, Event & PR Manager at Russo-British Chamber of Commerce, and as a Back Office Employee at PwC and Coopers & Lybrand Consulting.