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Melissa Baez

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Chief Administrative Officer at Accion

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About

Melissa Baez is Chief Administrative Officer at Accion, where she oversees human resources, global technology, and facilities operations. She joined Accion in 2006 and has held positions including Vice President of Global Program Management for Accion Advisory, where she managed operations and talent development, and roles supporting partners in Africa and Haiti in strategic planning and institutional transformation. In 2012, she helped establish Accion's Training and Capacity Building team and led knowledge exchange forums for advisory staff and financial service providers.

Experience

  1. AccionChief Administrative Officercurrent2024 — present
  2. AccionChief Talent Officer2020 — 2025Washington DC
  3. AccionVice President, Global Advisory Solutions2016 — 2020Washington D.C.
  4. AccionVice President, Training & Capacity Building2014 — 2016Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  5. AccionSenior Director, Global Operations2008 — 2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  6. AccionTransformation Manager2006 — 2008Cotonou, Benin
  7. The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)Adjunct Professor2010 — 2011Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  8. MicrocredMBA Intern2005Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  9. JPMorgan ChaseInvestment Strategy Associate, Portfolio Construction2001 — 2004New York, New York
  10. JPMorgan ChaseCredit Analyst, Private Bank International Lending Team2000 — 2001Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
  11. JPMorgan ChaseCredit Analyst, Private Bank Middle Market Business Owners Group1999 — 2000New York, New York

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolStrategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance2013
  2. Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South CarolinaMBA, International Business and Economic Development2004 — 2006
  3. ESCPMBA Semester Abroad, Business/Managerial Economics2005
  4. University of Colorado BoulderBachelor of Science - BS, Finance1995 — 1999
  5. University of Colorado Boulder
  6. Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina

Skills & more

Strategic Transformation1Executive Team1Talent Management1Financial Modeling5Credit Risk2International Development7Business Strategy7Social Entrepreneurship3Microfinance16Financial Analysis5Emerging Markets6Program Management7
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  • Certificate in Digital Money — Digital Frontiers Institute

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Colleagues at Accion

Amee Parbhoo
Managing Partner at Accion
Chris Coxon
Chief Communications Officer at Accion
Erika Eurkus
Vice President, Resource Development at Accion
Esteban Altschul
President, Accion Impact Management at Accion
Ishan Mishra
Principal at Accion
John Fischer
Chief Investment Officer at Accion
Karthik Venkataraman
Chief Operating Officer at Accion
Liza Curcio-Rudy
Senior Associate at Accion

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