Melissa Benn
Chief of Staff @ Starlight | Fintech | Impact | Government | AI | Climate
- Role
- Chief of Staff at Starlight Financial Security For Every Household
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Melissa Benn
Operator at fast-paced, impact-focused organizations—ready to help build and scale what…
Experience
Chief of Staff
Starlight Financial Security For Every Household
May 2025 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Ensuring everyone in the US can easily access the financial assistance they have earned and deserve.Joined as employee #3, pre-seed.General operations, account management/customer success, finance, strategy, investment preparation, business development, culture development, product discovery, research, customer discovery, recruiting, and sales. Jumping in when needed and where needed.
Education
Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
Getting Gender Smart Course Certificate
2019 — 2019
University of Oxford
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2021 — 2022
Madagascar Study Abroad
SIT (School of International Training)
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Master of Business Administration
2021 — 2022
Duke University
Bachelor's degree
Skills
- English
- Microsoft Word
- Css
- Customer Service
- Research
- Microsoft Excel
- Powerpoint
- Usaid Project Management
- Public Speaking
- Usaid
- Microsoft Office
- Html
- Teaching
- French
- Social Media
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