Melisa is Co-Founder of HSBC’s Mujeres al Mundo (MAM), a program aimed at accelerating the economic inclusion and empowerment of women, based on 4 pillars: training and networking, mentoring, international connectivity and financial services. To date, HSBC Argentina has disbursed more than US$500 million in loans for women-led SMEs. Over 19,000 SMEs, entrepreneurs and executives have already signed up as part of MAM community, which has been expanded to Uruguay and Mexico, consolidating a regional strategy to unlock the potential of women’s market, highlighting the important role they play in the economy with a comprehensive proposition to help them thrive. For MAM, Melisa trained +100 relationship managers and developed an ambassadors network to embed gender perspective in the business. Melisa chaired HSBC’s Balance ERG for three years (2017-19). She is women’s mentor at Vital Voices and Cherie Blair Foundation and co-chair of DEI committee at BritCham.
