Melissa Gong Mitchell is Secretariat Lead for the AMR Industry Alliance, the leading voice of the life-sciences industry in the fight against AMR. She also serves as Senior Managing Director at High Lantern Group, a strategic communications consulting firm.
The AMR Industry Alliance is one of the largest private-sector coalitions set up to
provide sustainable solutions to curb antimicrobial resistance, with nearly 100 biotech, diagnostics, generics and research-based pharmaceutical companies and associations joining forces. In her role, Melissa is responsible for the operations and management of the alliance, internal and external communication strategies, and member and stakeholder outreach and development, including fostering relationships and aligning partners across industry, academia, the NGO community, advocacy organizations, governments and global institutions.
Melissa has more than 20 years of public affairs experience including specialties in policy-related and CEO-level strategic communications, advocacy campaigns and coalition building.
With her expertise in coalition building, Melissa also serves as Executive Director of the Global Coalition on Aging. Previously, she was Director of Industry Relations and Strategic Outreach at the U.S. Travel Association. Prior to U.S. Travel, she served as Executive Director of the Travel Business Roundtable, a CEO-based advocacy organization, and an associate at Prime Policy Group (formerly BKSH & Associates), a Washington-based government affairs firm.
Melissa holds an MBA from Georgetown University and a BA in Journalism and Psychology from the University of Mississippi.
