Melissa (Mel) Andrada

Melissa Andrada (mel – they/them) is the CEO & Cofounder of Fairground, a mental health collective of strategists, therapists, and coaches helping organizations cultivate embodied confidence and resilience. With 20+ years of leadership experience—from co-leading a youth activist nonprofit in Seattle to serving as COO of a VC-backed startup in London—they bring a pragmatic, human-centered approach to leadership. As a queer Filipine American born in Nigeria, Mel has delivered 1,000+ interactive keynotes and workshops for 100+ organizations including Google, The New York Times, and Out in Tech. They are also a yoga and sound healing teacher and are completing a master’s in Clinical Psychology and Expressive Arts Therapy at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).