Melendy Lovett

Melendy Lovett is a senior vice president of Texas Instruments and president of the company's worldwide Education Technology business, which focuses on market-leading educational technology to improve teaching and learning of math and science.

Previously, Lovett was a vice president in the company's human resources organization, where she was responsible for TI's worldwide compensation and benefits programs.

Lovett's background includes operational experience in software and professional services as well as extensive experience in information technology, accounting and human resources. Prior to joining TI, she was a senior manager with consulting firm Coopers & Lybrand. In that capacity, Lovett built a track record of bringing bottom-line value to her clients through strategic analysis and targeted implementations. She counseled business leaders in areas such as manufacturing, distribution, communications and publishing.

In addition to her TI duties, Lovett has established and leads an initiative of TI women who are working to improve math and science education for girls in middle and high school (the High Tech High Heels program).

Lovett is a member of the Trinity Industries board of directors where she heads the Human Resources Committee and serves on the Audit Committee; she also serves as chairman of the education non-profit AVID Center board of directors.

Her awards include election into the Women of Technology International Hall of Fame (WITI), recognition by the University of Texas at Dallas as distinguished alumni, named one of Dallas-Fort Worth's "Top 25 Changemakers" by the Dallas Business Journal and one of the "100 Women Leaders in STEM," a publication by STEMconnector.org as well as receiving one of the 2013 Maura Women Helping Women awards from the Dallas Women’s Foundation.

Lovett holds a bachelor's degree in management from Texas A&M, and a master's degree in accounting from the University of Texas at Dallas. She is also a Certified Public Accountant.