Mel is currently the CEO of Pod Point and former CEO of NewMotion/ Shell Recharge Solutions. The last decade of her career has been spent working on challenges associated with the energy transition in different sectors. Mel also has a particular interest in promoting and leveraging diversity and as a part of this actively seeks to support talented women and provides mentoring support to women cross sector. Mel is British and was educated at Bristol University in the UK where she received both a BSc Hons and an MSc, the latter specialising in Development Economics and Policy. She is married and has 3 children, and they have been lucky enough to live in many regions of the world including Australia, Europe, South Africa and Asia. Mel also sits on the board of the global IJM organisation and meets with the team in Washington annually.