Melissa Hughes
{{Short description|American government administrator}}
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|title1 = {{nowrap|Chief Executive Officer}} of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
| term_start1 = October 2019
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| governor1 = Tony Evers
| predecessor1 = Mark R. Hogan
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|alma_mater = Georgetown University
University of Wyoming School of Law
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Melissa "Missy" Hughes is an American lawyer and public administrator. She is the secretary and chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. She was appointed in September 2019 by Governor Tony Evers, and confirmed one month later. Hughes is the first woman to hold the post.{{cite news|last=Schmidt|first=Mitchell|last2=|first2=|date=2019-09-06|work=Wisconsin State Journal|title=Organic Valley's Melissa Hughes appointed to head WEDC|url=https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/organic-valleys-melissa-hughes-appointed-to-head-wedc/article_30fd7294-5b5b-5d8b-9c4e-719069a320d3.html|access-date=2021-07-09}}
Background
Before joining WEDC, Hughes served as general counsel and chief mission officer at Organic Valley, a dairy cooperative in Wisconsin. Previously she was an associate at the law firm of Holland & Hart. She received her BA degree from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wyoming.[https://wedc.org/newsroom/executive-profiles/ WEDC executive profiles, retrieved July 9, 2021]
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External links
- [http://wedc.org WEDC.org]
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Category:State cabinet secretaries of Wisconsin
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