Melissa Risteff

Born in NY, raised in VT, undergrad in Boston. Moved to CO in '92 and stayed for the weather and the lifestyle. Amateur restaurant critic and self proclaimed foodie who loves to cook. Love to travel and trek - favorite vacations span Peru, Vietnam, Kenya, Italy, Lake Louise, Prague and Switzerland.

Currently the SVP Global Marketing & Alliances at NewsGator, 2011 Microsoft US Partner of the Year and leader of enterprise social software solutions. Before NewsGator...Leader of Product, Strategy and Marketing organizations for social learning and collaborative business analytics software. Graduate research in social technologies and organizational development/leadership. Early KM practictioner at Sun. Recovering Six Sigma Black Belt from GE.