Melissa Hughes | |
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4thChief Executive Officer of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation | |
Assumed office October 2019 | |
Governor | Tony Evers |
Preceded by | Mark R. Hogan |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | Georgetown University University of Wyoming School of Law |
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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 law degree from the University of Wyoming. [2]
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