Melinda Decker MBA 02

"I am often asked about the defining moments in my career, and my first thought is usually the foundational education at UC Davis and how my MBA propelled my career."

Professional Experience

• Chief Commercial Officer, Mymee
• Head of Oncology, Digital Therapeutics & Digital Health, AstraZeneca
• Head of Diabetes, Digital Therapeutics & Digital Health, AstraZeneca
• Head of Commercial Innovation, MedImmune
• Enbrel Global Marketing and Commercial Development, Pfizer

Education

• B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering, UC Davis
• M.S. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering with an emphasis in Biochemical Engineering, UC Davis
• M.B.A., UC Davis Graduate School of Management

Student Leadership and Experience

• Chancellor’s Award of Merit
• Department Citation of Honor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
• Resident Advisor
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
• President, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Club
• Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society 

Fun Facts

• I worked with PCR in a bioprocess engineering lab two decades before it became a household name with COVID testing. We listened to music as we worked, and Abba was one of the only groups our diverse lab could all agree on.  Whenever an Abba song comes on now, I'm always transported back to those days in Davis.
• I've been privileged to travel extensively for both work and pleasure, including trips to Iguazu Falls, Abu Simbel, the Strait of Magellan, the Hermitage Museum, Ngorongoro Crater, Taylors in Porto, Lake Louise, the Ayeyarwady River, and Burj Khalifa.