Mel is a Senior Associate at Swift Ventures. Mel is a force multipler for her companies with a sincere desire to roll up her sleeves early to help build teams, flesh out ideas and find potential customers.

Mel grew up in the heart of Silicon Valley, which exposed her to tech and venture capital at a young age and fomented an admiration for founders who break barriers and the investors who back them.

Mel graduated from the University of Southern California, earning a BS in Business Administration. She is on the USC Marshall Partners Board and the executive team of Destined for X, a nonprofit that connects students from underrepresented backgrounds with top-tier technology companies in the Bay Area.

In her free time, Mel loves trying new restaurants, boating, traveling, reading and spending as much time as possible with her family.