Co-Founder & CEO

Meet MELISSA LISBON

Melissa Lisbon brings extensive leadership and operational experience from her career in corporate law firms, where she specialized in project management, legal administration, and training. She later transitioned to the nonprofit sector, focusing her work on animal welfare and cancer support initiatives.

Melissa is the founder of San Jose Animal Advocates, Cancer Companion Pets, and Silicon Valley Pet Project, which she established in 2014 and continues to lead today.

She lives with her husband, Stephen, and their four rescue pets: cats Henry and Oliver, and dogs Greta Lou and Strawberry.