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Art Melville

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Chief Operating Officer at Saatva
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

As Chief Operating Officer at Saatva, Art Melville leads strategic growth and operational transformation. Holding dual MBAs, including one from NYU Stern, he applies a data-driven mindset to optimize supply chains, technology, and customer experience, and was appointed to the Board of Directors in late 2025.

Art shows a keen interest in the intersection of health, wellness, and peak performance, demonstrated by Saatvas partnerships with athletic organizations. He also follows developments in healthcare economics and digital media trends, reflecting a broad range of intellectual curiosity outside his direct operational duties.

He has driven initiatives that scaled Saatvas revenue to nearly $600M and expanded its retail footprint nationally.

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Experience
34 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Art shows up

Hard To Convince
Judgemental
Demanding

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Priorities

Topics Art cares about

Strategic Growth
He guides significant growth initiatives at Saatva, including expanding the company's national retail footprint and scaling revenue toward the billion-dollar mark.
Operational Efficiency
Focuses on building a robust operational backbone, vertically integrating manufacturing and optimizing white-glove delivery to improve margins and customer satisfaction.
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Career

Work history

2-2018
Chief Operating Officer
Saatva
2006 - 2-2018
Consultant
The Hudson Bay Group
8-1999 - 4-2005
SVP, Application Strategy & Business Development
CentrPort
1993 - 1999
SVP Client Services
Modem Media
1991 - 1993
Associate Product Manager
Pfizer Labs
In the press

Media appearances

Saatva Announces Appointment of COO Art Melville. Featured in HF Business
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Education
MBA
NYU Stern School of Business
MBA
AGSM @ UNSW Business School
BA
Middlebury College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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