Melanie Eusebe

Melanie Veronique Eusebe (born 12 March 1977) is a British entrepreneur and author, known for co-founding the Black British Business Awards in 2014. She has written for publications such as The Huffington Post and Management Today. She serves on the board of the Creative Industries Federation and teaches as a professor at the Hult International Business School in London.

Early life and education Eusebe was born in England and grew up in Canada with Trinidadian-Dominican heritage. Her mother, a psychiatric nurse "worked two jobs". Eusebe has said: "I was raised with black and white friends. I went to a predominantly white school.... Coming to London changed my black experience. In terms of my Caribbean-ness, it is just me. It is part of me, not all of me."

Career Eusebe started her career as a management consultant/strategist for more than 17 years with such global brands as IBM and Ernst & Young. She subsequently started her own business services consultancy, The Fresh Ideas Company. She is also an adjunct professor at Hult International Business School, with a focus on Leadership and Management Skills. The Telegraph, Evening Standard and others.

Broadcasting and other media work Eusebe works with various schools as a mentor and is a regular speaker, lecturer and broadcaster for BBC television and radio programmes such as BBC News at Six, What The Papers Say and Radio 4's Today, She has written for such outlets as Huffington Post and Management Today.

In July 2023, she was presented with an honorary degree from the University of Exeter – Doctor of Laws (LLD) – "in recognition of her commitment to championing diversity" throughout her career.