“I had the immense privilege to reconnect with Melissa at Actian as her Director of People Operations. Similar to our partnership in a previous company, Melissa and I were able to build and create processes and efficiencies in the HR spectrum, while up-leveling our HR Business Partnership across the organization. But besides our work… I can wholeheartedly say Melissa is the epitome of what it means to be a leader, mentor and friend. I was able to learn from Melissa’s experience and tutelage in my own adventure to grow and develop as an HR Leader and Professional. Without a doubt, any company and team would be ever so lucky to have Melissa on their team, and will get to experience the fruits of her labor as well as her genuine care and charisma. Each day was a joy being able to interact with Melissa because she makes the work day like a little adventure. Wishing you the very best in your next endeavor, Melissa! I look forward to our continued connection even outside of Actian for both work and personal!”
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12th May 2026 marked one year since I joined Ericsson and I couldn’t have asked for a better way to celebrate it than being at the Sweden, Kista HQ…
12th May 2026 marked one year since I joined Ericsson and I couldn’t have asked for a better way to celebrate it than being at the Sweden, Kista HQ…
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Ellen Ng, Co-Head of Asia Real Estate at Warburg Pincus, opened the Mingtiandi - APAC real estate intelligence Singapore Forum this week with a…
Ellen Ng, Co-Head of Asia Real Estate at Warburg Pincus, opened the Mingtiandi - APAC real estate intelligence Singapore Forum this week with a…
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Losing to my granddaughter - stay humble.
Losing to my granddaughter - stay humble.
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Experience & Education
Volunteer Experience
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SF/Bay Area Leadership Committee
50/50 Women on Boards
- Present 5 years 1 month
Economic Empowerment
50/50 Women on Boards™ is the leading global education and advocacy campaign driving the movement toward gender balance and diversity on corporate boards. My objective is to acquire sponsors for our Conference in November 2021.
Publications
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DojoLive! Podcast Guest - People Leaders: The Catalyst to Organization Success in 2021
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Profile Magazine - Melissa Ribeiro Believes in Being “Dangerously Knowledgeable”
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Honors & Awards
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Awarded Top HR - Latin American Initiatives
Yahoo
Latin American Employee Engagement Survey
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2009 President of the Year - National Society for Hispanic Professionals (NSHP)
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2010 & 2019 Professional Woman of the Year - National Association of Professional Women (NAPW)
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2010 Young Professionals in NY Honoree
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2020 CEO Award - Actian
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Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Portuguese
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Spanish
Professional working proficiency
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Italian
Limited working proficiency
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French
Limited working proficiency
Organizations
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Forbes Human Resources Council
Official Member
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