Melanie leads Future Today Strategy Group’s consulting division as well as the company’s day-to-day operations. During her time at FTSG, Melanie has successfully steered Fortune 500 clients toward future-ready strategies, harnessing emerging trends and technologies to identify risk and opportunity early enough for action. Her leadership has significantly impacted how industries envision and execute their long-term strategies. As an expert foresight consultant, Melanie specializes in strategic transformation, quantitative and qualitative research, and scenario development. In her work, she assesses the impact of major external forces such as technological sophistication, changing consumer preferences, and rising connectivity on the evolution of industries and markets across the globe. With deep expertise in the development of foresight capabilities within large organizations, Melanie regularly counsels C-level executives on strategy and execution. Melanie is a recognized expert in fostering psychological safety within teams, a crucial element for operationalizing strategic foresight effectively. Her work emphasizes creating an environment where open dialogue and innovative thinking are encouraged, enabling organizations to embrace change and navigate future uncertainties with confidence. Melanie served in the World Economic Forum’s Metaverse Working Group and is a founding member of the Dubai Future Forum’s advisory group. She is also an advisor in the strategic foresight MBA course at the NYU Stern School of Business. Melanie holds an undergraduate degree in finance from Central Connecticut State University and a Fintech Certification from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.