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Melissa Ward

Melissa Ward is an Executive Director in Technology for JP Morgan Chase.  She is an experienced leader with a career spanning over 25 years leading all aspects of delivering impactful solutions to clients.  Melissa enjoys going beyond her primary responsibilities at JPMC with service leadership roles.  She leads a global program that matches women in technology with senior leaders as career advisors and also serves as an executive sponsor to Force for Good projects that allow Chase technologists to develop software solutions for local non-profits.

Melissa resides in Murphy, Texas with her husband Lee.  They have three adult children.  When her children were in school, Melissa served on the booster club boards for Plano East Choir, Cheerleading and Band.

Melissa graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and French.

Our Sponsors

  • City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture
  • Holloway
  • TACA
  • Diane and Hal Brierley
  • Fichtenbaum Charitable Trust
  • George Family Foundation - Next Generation Fund
  • Total IT
  • Harold Simmons Foundation
  • Dallas Afterschool
  • Emily Javadi Foundation
  • Edward W. Rose III Family Fund at The Dallas Foundation
  • Louise W. Kahn Endowment Fund at The Dallas Foundation
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