Griffiss Institute
Melissa Tallman is currently the Chief Brand Officer at Griffiss Institute. Prior to their current role, Melissa held various positions such as Marketing and Membership Director at the Coalition for a Prosperous America, Business Relations Manager at Mele & Co., and Founder/CEO at Escape Away Massage, PLLC. With a Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Melissa has a strong background in marketing, business development, and customer service.
Griffiss Institute
The Griffiss Institute (GI) was established in 2002 as an independent 501(c)(3) entity governed by a Board of Directors. The primary role of the GI is to advocate and facilitate the co-operation of private industry, academia and government in developing solutions to critical cyber security problems. Another prime role is to build upontechnologies under development at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Information Directorate to further strengthen the security of our nation's cyber infrastructure.By partnering AFRL with private industry and academia the Griffiss Institute is able to facilitate and grow the technology base of the Upstate NY region. We are focused on providing an environment conducive to the growth of technology and ideas by creating a collaborative research environment accessible to AFRL, local business and academia with the expressed goals of fostering research leading to new solutions in information assurance and spinning out new business opportunities.Member of the Business Incubation Association of New York State.