Professional Background

Melinda teaches business, finance, and sports law classes. She spent last year at Washington and Lee University School of Law, and before that taught for ten years at George Washington University Law School. Prior to this, Melinda worked at the World Bank. She focused in the areas of private and financial sector development and risk management. While at the World Bank, Melinda also served as the Bank’s representative to the International Organization of Security Commissions (IOSCO). Prior to the World Bank, she worked on Wall Street for several years. Melinda has written and published on sports betting and prediction markets and has been quoted and interviewed on these subjects by numerous major media outlets. Her scholarship focuses on corporate law, financial regulation, sports law, and corporate finance issues.