Melissa Waitz

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Melissa Waitz Occupation Executive Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer Employer Trading Technologies Location Chicago area LinkedIn Profile Website https://www.tradingtechnologies.com/ Melissa Waitz is executive vice president, chief transformation officer at Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT). In that role she guides the executive team and inspires engagement in TT's teams to improve product delivery, processes and strategic issues throughout the organization. Since joining TT in 2007, she has held various management positions at TT, leading product and engineering project management teams, service delivery and support, and serving as chief of staff. Background Before joining TT, Waitz served as a consulting manager at Accenture in financial services and healthcare. Education Waitz has an undergraduate degree in business administration from Loyola University of Chicago. References

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