Melanie Grigonis
Director of Events
Melanie Grigonis serves as Director of Events at The Berman Group. She is responsible for managing and supporting the firm’s growing national events business and works with the team to plan and execute corporate and industry events. Melanie brings nearly 20 years of event marketing experience, ranging from luxury fashion houses to top private equity firms. She began her career at Condé Nast’s bridal group before working in-house at several luxury and wellness brands, including Tory Burch and Dior Beauty. Melanie then joined the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR), where, for eight years, she oversaw the firm’s global events strategy. Melanie also served as Chief of Staff of Sakara Life, where she supported leadership by managing all company-wide events, including retreats, quarterly board meetings and the launch of the company’s first cookbook. Melanie spent time as senior relationship manager and project manager for Bronson Van Wyk’s renowned event production agency, serving luxury private and corporate clients, and designing and executing complex productions. Most recently, Melanie was at Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP), a tech investment firm backed by Alphabet, Google’s parent company, where she served as Director of Operations and produced all internal and external events.