Melissa Randall
Chief Human Resources Officer
Melissa Randall is a Senior Managing Director and the Chief Human Resources Officer of Obra Capital. Mrs. Randall has a deep track record of building scalable, high-impact human resources functions across asset management and private equity organizations. Prior to joining Obra in 2025, Mrs. Randall served as Global Chief Human Resources Officer for Waterfall Asset Management where she formalized internal HR processes for the specialty finance-focused alternative investment manager. Prior to Waterfall, Mrs. Randall was Head of Talent at Siris Capital Group, where she oversaw all human resources and administrative functions across the private equity firm and provided support to portfolio company teams on HR issues as needed. Earlier in her career, she held senior roles at Cognizant including Director of Global Talent and Transformation and Head of Onboarding and Engagement for the Americas, where she supported multiple M&A integrations and workforce transformation initiatives. She later served as the Lead Human Resource Business Partner for the North America Consulting practice. Mrs. Randall holds a B.S. in Family Studies from the University of Maryland, an M.A. in Organizational Behavior from Fairleigh Dickinson University and an M.S.W. from Fordham University. She also holds multiple professional assessment certifications, enabling her to apply data-driven insights to leadership development, talent selection and organizational effectiveness initiatives.