Melinda L. Binks
Melinda is a Program Associate at the Center for Resource Management.
Her responsibilities include assisting with ongoing program innovation
and implementation.
Prior to working with the CRM, Melinda held various positions
in the Communications & Public Affairs Department at Merrill Lynch
& Co. Inc. in New York. She was a Public Policy Analyst for an internal
think tank called the Merrill Lynch Forum, which looked at emerging
trends in technology, globalization and economics. In addition to doing
research and writing for the Forum, she managed the Innovation Grants
Competition, a global program which awards $180,000 to PhDs who propose
commercial applications of their thesis research and is judged by internationally
renowned CEOs and entrepreneurs. She was also a Marketing & Communications
consultant at Merrill Lynch assisting with the implementation of the
Southern California Partnership for Economic Achievement, a $77 million
dollar program helping to open financial markets to new investors in
Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
Melinda received her B.A. in Sociology and Women’s Studies at Duke
University in Durham, North Carolina. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.