Melissa Best

Marketplace Risk Expert | Author of Bulletproof Your Marketplace | Speaker | Advisor | Lawyer and Consultant

The Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA) is a neutral and non-profit global consortium. Its mission is to accelerate sustainability in agriculture via mutual partnerships and assessment tools that advance our understanding and management of social, economic, and envir...

COO | Operator of Tech-Enabled Services & Marketplaces | Senior Operating Executive in Investor-Backed Companies | ex-BCG | Michigan Ross

Sittercity, a Bright Horizons company, is a technology platform working to reimagine the child care industry. I serve as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Sittercity with oversight of all departments and full P&L responsibility.

Senior Product Manager | E-commerce & Marketplace Growth | Ex-Shutterstock, Lucasfilm

SPM of consumers in a two-sided marketplace, helping connect parents and families to nannies, babysitters, dogsitters, and general caretakers.

Operations & People Leader

Director of Operations at Sittercity
(Feb 2024 – Present)

Actor, VO Actor, Improvisor at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and The Groundlings, Stand-Up Comedian

Voice Actor at DPN TALENT, INC.
(Jun 2019 – Present)

Student at Stony Brook University │ University Scholar

I serve as the first point of contact for patients in a busy private GI office, providing warm, professional service both in-person and over the phone, managed front desk operations, including appointment scheduling, patient check-in/out, insurance verification, and collecting...