MINNA MELLERI

Executive Director ¦ World Employment Confederation

ABOUT

Minna  is Executive Director of World Employment Confederation since June 2025. She focuses on accelerating the organisation’s global growth and influence by spearheading strategic initiatives that shape the world of work.

She brings 20 years of leadership experience in global and European non-profit organisations and has spent the past decade in the Junior Achievement (JA) network, which prepares the next generation for the world of work through experiences in work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy across Europe.
As Chief of Advocacy and Growth at JA Europe, Minna has been driving external stakeholder engagement including EU and international policy collaboration, communications and marketing to empower increasing numbers of youth with economic opportunities and build bridges between education, employment and entrepreneurship. she has also helped to launch JA activities in new markets and served as CEO of JA Iceland.

Minna was previously Director of Corporate Development at the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) where she contributed to global governance, advocacy and strategic initiatives within the leadership team. Her EU public affairs experience includes both in-house and industry
association policy and lobbying.

Minna holds a Master in International Relations from Sciences-Po Paris and a Master in European Political and Administrative Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges. She speaks fluent English, French, Finnish, Swedish, Estonian and some Norwegian.

About the World Employment Confederation
The World Employment Confederation serves as the voice of the HR services industry at the global level, representing both national federations and workforce solutions companies worldwide. Our diverse membership encompasses a broad spectrum of HR services, including agency work, direct
recruitment, career management, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), and Managed Service Provider (MSP) solutions.