Mellissa Constance Riddle attends Harvard University, where she studies international relations. She has completed studies in innovation and entrepreneurship from Stanford University and has received executive training in investments and management through the Arizona School of Real Estate & Business. Mellissa C. Riddle’s educational background includes certification in an executive training program in lean strategy through Six Sigma, awarded in 2011.
Apart from her academic responsibilities, Ms. Riddle is associated with Harvard through her support of the university’s Religious Literacy Project (RLP), which aims to enhance and promote the understanding of culture through religious literacy. She also participates in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Energy Initiative (MITei).
Mellissa C. Riddle draws on a decade of experience supporting entrepreneurs in her role as chief of staff to the chairman of Al Tajir. In this position since 2014, Ms. Riddle assists the chairman with projects management. As a self-described intrapreneur, Ms. Riddle lends her skills to strategic initiatives and public and investor relations.
An entrepreneur herself, Ms. Riddle stands out as the co-founder and former director of operations of Kintamanti Imports, a wholesale import/export company.