Prior to joining MacArthur, Melissa was a Marketing Associate at Foothill Capital Corporation. Before that she was an Account Executive at Sanwa Business Credit Corporation. Richlen started her career at Price Waterhouse in auditing. Melissa has a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Northwestern University, with concentrations in Finance & Management Strategy, and a Bachelors in Accounting degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is a certified public accountant and a CFA charter holder.