Jennifer Mellon

Jennifer Mellon is the Co-Founder and President of Trustify, the first technology platform to connect individuals and businesses to the only nationwide network of highly-vetted, licensed private investigators. Goldman Sachs named Jen one of the "100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs". She graduated from Bucknell in 2004 majoring in International Relations and Religion.

Prior to founding Trustify, she served as Executive Director of Joint Council on International Children’s Services and Program Director for the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute. A serial entrepreneur, Jen also founded Aqua Pure Technologies and Oh My Darling Designs. She is a member of YEC and Forbes Communications Council. Jen is a leader with DCFemTech, InclusionDC and a WeDC Ambassador. She was a speaker at International StartupFest, SXSW, and Conference of Western Attorney Generals to discuss Trustify's anti-human trafficking work. She has served on the Board of The Campagna Center and Development Board of the National Council for Adoption.

She has been featured in Vice, Forbes, Inc., Fortune, Business Collective, Quartz and is a staff writer for Adoption.com. She is the recipient 2017 Women In Technology Entrepreneur Leadership Award, The Leadership Center for Excellence 40 Under 40 Award and Alexandria’s 40 Under 40 Award, and the Barbara Pratt Lee Heart of Gold Award. She resides in Alexandria, Virginia with her Co-Founder and husband, Danny Boice and their 5 children.

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