Melissa Smith is the Chair, CEO, and President of WEX, and the galvanizing force that has transformed the company into a global leader in financial technology solutions. Since joining WEX in 1997, she’s held a variety of leadership roles, shepherded the company through its IPO, overseen growth in revenue from $818 million to $2.5 billion, and helps the company fulfill its purpose of simplifying the business of running a business. Under her leadership, WEX has diversified from a U.S.-based fleet card provider to a global enterprise spanning Mobility, Corporate Payments, and Benefits, across 15 countries and more than 7,200 employees worldwide and has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women for 2024. A lifelong Maine resident, Melissa earned a bachelor’s in business administration and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in 2021, both from the University of Maine.