Melissa Estok

Biography

Melissa A. Estok is Partner, Chief Operating Officer, and Social Impact Practice founder at Albright Stonebridge (ASG), a global strategy firm. Estok is passionate about helping organizations to elevate and advance their core purpose.

At ASG, Estok works with foundations, nonprofits, and corporations addressing some of the world’s most pressing issues including climate change, inadequate access to healthcare, and technology disruption. Estok leads teams to develop sustainability and social impact strategies, build cross-sector partnerships, and implement local programs. Previously, Estok was a civil society and elections specialist at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), a nonpartisan nonprofit organization with a mission to strengthen democratic institutions and make governments fairer, responsive to all citizens, and more transparent. Much of Estok’s experience has been in fragile states and countries experiencing political, economic, and social transition in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa.