Jeanne Melino

Jeanne Melino is Point72’s Chief Inclusion and Community Officer, responsible for strengthening and promoting a strong culture through inclusion initiatives, philanthropic efforts, and community outreach programs for the firm.

As the Executive Director of the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, Ms. Melino assists both Point72 and the Foundation in fostering community relationships through charitable endeavors. She is also responsible for the Foundation’s daily activities and provides general oversight of all grant-making decisions.

Ms. Melino is the Senior Vice President of Foundation and Community Engagement and member of the Board of Directors of the New York Mets. She has helped build the Amazin’ Mets Foundation since its inception in 2020 and is responsible for leading the team’s philanthropic and social impact efforts.

Before Point72, Ms. Melino was an Executive Vice President of Innovative Philanthropy, a philanthropic consulting firm. Ms. Melino refocused her career on corporate and foundation relations and charitable consulting after more than 10 years as a practicing attorney. Ms. Melino began her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney prosecuting felony crimes in New York’s Westchester and Suffolk Counties. She then joined the law firm of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP, and went on to become a Partner at Cozen O’Connor.

Ms. Melino received her BA from Manhattan College and her JD from St. John’s University School of Law.