Board of Directors

Melissa J. Ballenger

Independent Director

Ms. Ballenger joined the ePlus Board of Directors in January 2025. From 2020 to 2023, Ms. Ballenger served as Chief Financial Officer of Mosaic, a financial technology platform for sustainable home improvements. Ms. Ballenger served as a public-company finance executive from 2003 through 2019, including Chief Financial Officer roles at the global firms State Street (EMEA), Santander and TD. Ms. Ballenger also served as Principal Accounting Officer and Controller at Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry. Ms. Ballenger currently serves on the Board of Trustees of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, where she is Chair of the Audit Committee.

Ms. Ballenger's finance executive experience includes strategic and financial planning and execution, capital markets and treasury management, operational efficiency and risk management, and M&A. Ms. Ballenger is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), served in public accounting as an Arthur Andersen auditor, and is credentialed as a Certified Director by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). A summa cum laude graduate of the College of William & Mary with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and an adjunct business professor at William & Mary from 2024 to 2025, she currently serves on the Board of Visitors of William & Mary.

The Board has determined that Ms. Ballenger’s vast range of finance executive leadership in financial services, as well as her global capital markets and auditor experience, provide invaluable perspective across ePlus’ strategic growth areas. The Board has also determined that Ms. Ballenger qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC regulations.