Melissa Nandi is vice president, law, and chief compliance officer for Rockwell Automation. She is responsible for the design and implementation of the Ethics and Compliance Program and acts as an independent and objective body to review and evaluate compliance issues. She manages the company's litigation, and her team proactively works to reduce liability risk and drive efficiencies into litigation management. She also oversees the Environmental, Health & Safety and Product Safety functions, which help advance the company's sustainability and quality initiatives. Prior to her current role, Melissa was the commercial lawyer for the Architecture & Software business segment. She is based in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Before joining Rockwell Automation in 2006, Melissa spent eight years at the law firm Jones Day. Her practice included litigation and corporate criminal investigations, primarily with the United States Department of Justice and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as competition law enforcement agencies in Europe, Canada and Australia.

Melissa received her B.A., magna cum laude, from St. Bonaventure University and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Albany Law School.