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Melani Roberson

Senior Strategy and Innovation Analyst, UC San Diego

Melani Roberson
Melani Roberson serves as the Program Manager for the campus’ ideation tool and program, IdeaWave, for UC San Diego’s Office of Operational Strategic Initiatives team. Melani is an expert in innovation management, and consults and advises groups on campus, as well as externally, on how to achieve and implement business innovation goals. She is adept at change management and an expert group facilitator who is able to engage groups at events of any size. Melani has worked in higher education since 2008 in various capacities including development and implementation of organizational policy, process improvement, and oversight of complex business problem discovery and solutions architecting. She is an enthusiastic learner that enjoys a user-focused experience when aiding various stakeholders in the implementation of creative and innovative changes. Melani earned her M.B.A. with an emphasis in Project Management in 2013, and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from UC San Diego Extension in 2016.