Melissa Speir

Office of Strategic Alliances, U.S. Census Bureau

Melissa is a communications strategist with 30 years of experience optimizing stakeholder engagement and enhancing brand value. At the U.S. Census Bureau, she forges alliances with Fortune 500 companies, national nonprofits and associations to help America work better through data. Prior to civil service, she spent 21 years leading client relationships and large-scale public awareness campaigns for a global communications firm, healthcare marketing consultancy and advertising agency. Earlier in her career, Melissa managed sports communications for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta and the University of Georgia, her alma mater.