Melanie Johnson

Melanie Johnson is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Community Advisory Council.

Johnson has served as president and CEO of Collaborative for Children since 2018. For more than 35 years, the nonprofit has provided learning opportunities for under-resourced children ages birth to five. She leads the state's largest region, the Gulf Coast region, of early learners in strategic digital transformation and systems building to improve school-readiness outcomes.

Previously, she served as president and CEO of the John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science. She also served as director of education for NASA’s Space Center Houston. Johnson was awarded the national Nancy Hanks Award by the American Alliance of Museums during her tenure at Space Center Houston. She has been named a Women Who Mean Business honoree and a “Most Admired CEO” by the Houston Business Journal. She serves on the executive committee of the board of directors of the Greater Houston Partnership, Avance National Board and the Texas Southern University Foundation Board.

Johnson holds a BA from Auburn University, a master’s from the University of Houston and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Texas Southern University.