Melanie joined Open Philanthropy in April 2025. Melanie previously served for more than seven years in the U.S. government, including at the White House Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Defense, and the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee. She also worked in government relations at Invariant and Amazon Web Services in London. She received a B.A. in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.A. in international relations from Yale.
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