Melissa McKerracher

Melissa grew up near Toronto, graduated from Western University in Ontario, and spent 24 years at PepsiCo, rising from financial analyst to SVP of Finance for North American Beverages. In 2021, she joined General Motors as CFO of the EV, Digital, and Innovation businesses, then led global finance strategy and financial planning & analysis, and rose quickly to Deputy CFO of GM, overseeing the CFOs of North America, International, and China. In early 2025, Melissa moved to global pharma giant Novartis to be CFO of its U.S. unit.