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Melissa Smith CEO
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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
#12 on 2023 Boston Globe's Tech Power Players 50 list
CEO Today USA Awards 2025 winner
New England Council's New Englander of the Year award
2023 Globee Award for Women in Business
2023 Stevie Award for Women in Business (Silver - Female Executive of the Year)
PaymentsSource's 2019 and 2014 Most Influential Women in Payments
PYMNTS.com's 2014 Most Innovative Women in Payments
Honorary doctorate from University of Maine
Notable Facts
Chair, CEO, and President of WEX Inc., a $2.55 billion financial technology company
Joined WEX in 1997 as financial analyst, became CEO in 2014
Led company through IPO in 2005 as CFO
Tripled company revenue from $818M to $2.55B during CEO tenure
Transformed WEX from US fleet card provider to global B2B payments company across 5 continents
Serves on board of directors for Equifax (NYSE: EFX)
Regular speaker at Fortune CEO Initiative and Women in Payments Symposium
Former USA Triathlon certified coach, completed Boston Marathon
Co-founder of Executive Women's Forum and sheJAMs organization
Total compensation of $12.56 million in 2024
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