Melissa Evers

Melissa Evers is a senior technology executive with over 30 years of experience leading global software engineering organizations and driving enterprise-wide transformation across Fortune 500 companies. Her career is marked by scaling high-performing teams, modernizing legacy platforms, and delivering strategic impact at the intersection of engineering, finance, and software. Most recently, Melissa served as Vice President in the Office of the CTO at Intel Corporation, leading a globally distributed team of over 600. In this role, she drove transformation initiatives including DevOps, code security tooling, accelerated open source adoption, and crafted Intel’s AI Open Source ecosystem strategy. Melissa currently serves as Board Chair for the Technology Association of Oregon and has broad board experience including over a decade on the Linux Foundation Board of Directors. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin. Melissa is a certified Executive Coach and a passionate advocate for inclusion initiatives.