Melanie Fitzgerald is Head of Americas for Bundesliga International based out of New York City, which opened its doors in October 2018. The new regional hub will oversee the league’s media and marketing operations in North, Central and South America.
Melanie began her career in soccer at United Soccer Leagues, where she oversaw management for the leagues national youth and women’s pro-am programs. Following her stint at USL, she transitioned to Women’s Professional Soccer where she led all league operation and marketing initiatives. In 2012, Melanie moved to New York City to work with Major League Soccer, in which she managed marketing, promotion and business development for the international division of Soccer United Marketing. Most recently she served as Director of international media for Major League Soccer where she was responsible for all distribution outside of the US and Canada.