Melissa Laswell is a global Talent and Workforce Strategy executive with more than 20 years of experience building and transforming enterprise talent functions across complex, high-growth organizations. She has held leadership roles at Apple and executive roles at Walmart and Pitney Bowes, and currently is the Head of Executive Recruiting at Blue Origin, where she is building the function from the ground up. Melissa architects AI-enabled, data-driven talent systems that align talent strategy directly to business performance. A builder at heart, she is known for scaling high-performing teams, designing lasting talent frameworks, and positioning talent as a true enterprise differentiator.