Melinda is the founder of Brightside, a consultancy providing public affairs, strategic guidance, and research for sustainable mobility companies. She’s an entrepreneur in residence at the climate tech investor Elemental Excelerator, and serves on the board of Empire Clean Cities. She’s spent her career working to decarbonize cities, including as Head of Sustainability at micromobility company Bird, as Deputy Director for NACTO’s Global Designing Cities Initiative, and as Portfolio Manager at the ClimateWorks Foundation.