Melyan has over 15 years' experience in financial services and alternative investments’ product development, marketing and capital raising, having partnered with some of the largest asset managers and family offices in EMEA and the US. Most recently, she spent over a decade building innovative product solutions and driving growth initiatives for the alternative investments business at Citi Private Bank, initially at the asset class level in her role as Vice President - Hedge Fund Product Manager in New York, and for over seven years in London leading fundraising and marketing of alternatives for private wealth investors in EMEA as Senior Vice President - Investment Sales Specialist.

 Melyan started her career in New York, with the financial services advisory practice of Ernst & Young, prior to joining distressed debt hedge fund manager Monarch Alternative Capital. She is passionate about sustainability and the key role that technology can play in disrupting established industries through innovative products and services.

 Melyan earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from NYU Stern School of Business, and a BA Hons in Finance from Manhattanville College in New York. She holds the CFA Institute’s Certificate in ESG Investing.