Melodie Rose Named a 2025 Women in Business Honoree

Fredrikson president Melodie R. Rose has been selected as a 2025 Women in Business honoree by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (MSPBJ). Honorees are top-performing executives, nonprofit leaders and business owners recognized for their outstanding professional achievements, leadership qualities and contributions to the region.

An event celebrating this year’s award winners will be held in Minneapolis on May 16, 2025. All honorees will be featured in the May 2025 Women in Business special publication.

Rose is the President of Fredrikson, recently appointed after years in firm leadership, and serves on its Board of Directors and Compensation Committee. She has more than 34 years of experience in corporate representation including securities regulation, corporate governance, equity and debt capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and business planning. She is active in the business and corporate governance communities, as Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Corporate Directors, Minnesota Chapter, and a member of Women Corporate Directors, Minnesota Chapter, and the American College of Governance Counsel. She is also an adjunct professor teaching Corporate Governance and a member of the Board of Governors at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, and on the Board of the Minnesota Business Partnership.

Fredrikson & Byron is a leading Midwest law firm working collaboratively to help businesses achieve their goals regionally, nationally and globally. With a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet,” our attorneys bring business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to work with clients and operate as business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors. The firm’s 400+ attorneys are based in Minneapolis, with offices in Ames, Bismarck, Des Moines, Fargo, Madison, Mankato, St. Paul, Saltillo, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. Learn more at fredlaw.com or LinkedIn.