IMPACT ARCHITECT
Melissa Walsh
Director, Blue Finance Innovation · Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA)
Biography
Melissa works with ORRAA to advance the deployment of SCIFF instruments and drive progress across the organisation’s Blue Finance agenda.
Prior to ORRAA, Melissa served as Head of Ocean Finance at the Minderoo Foundation and as Program Manager of the Ocean Finance Initiative at the Asian Development Bank. She has also designed and led ocean finance programs across the Pacific. Melissa holds degrees in chemistry and marine science, oceanography, and a PhD in marine conservation finance.