Melissa Handa is a Program Director within Technical Activities at the IEEE and is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of IEEE DataPort™.  Melissa has led the design, development and implementation of the platform and currently manages the platform which has over 10 million users globally.

Prior to joining the IEEE, Melissa was an Executive Director in the telecommunications industry, employed by Ericsson, Telcordia Technologies, and Bellcore.

Melissa holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Biomedical Engineering from Marquette University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wisconsin.