Melissa Fox

Melissa Fox, MHA, FACMPE, FACHE is a healthcare transformation executive and AI-enabled community care strategist specializing in redesigning healthcare delivery for vulnerable and high-risk populations. As Chief Operating Officer of Acenda Integrated Health, she leads enterprise strategy and operations across integrated behavioral health, crisis, public health, and community-based care systems serving thousands of individuals annually. Her work focuses on operational transformation, AI-enabled care navigation, predictive risk identification, and scalable community-centered models that integrate clinical care with social determinants of health. Fox has led the development of federally funded initiatives spanning behavioral health, violence prevention, homelessness, and public health innovation, and is also a nationally recognized voice on healthcare innovation, equity, and the responsible integration of AI to strengthen and not replace human-centered care.