Melanie Aronson is the founder and CEO of Panion, a community management platform and app for meeting like-minded people through common interests. She has a bachelors in anthropology from Columbia University and a masters in documentary filmmaking from the School of Visuals Arts in NYC. She is also a Fulbright recipient. Melanie worked in sales for Apple for almost 3 years and for more than 10 years as a freelance filmmaker, photographer and designer. Melanie has lived an international life, residing in NYC, Barcelona, Florence, Malmö and now in Lisbon.