Graham Melstrand is a 35-year veteran of the health and fitness industry focused on advancing the exercise profession and both improving access to, and participation in physical activity programs and interventions. His extensive experience in health advocacy and government relations have helped shape the best practices and requirements for the education, professional credentialing and employment of exercise professionals and health coaches domestically and internationally.

Over the course of his career he has served in leadership positions at the American Council on Exercise and on a variety of industry and health advocacy boards including: the Coalition for Registration of Exercise Professionals (CREP) which maintains the United States Registry of Exercise Professionals (USREPS), the Physical Activity Alliance, the Committee on the Accreditation of Exercise Science (CoAES), the Medical Fitness Association (MFA) Facility Standards and Outcomes Committees, Special Olympics Fitness Advisory Committee, and on workgroups for NSF International, World Active and others.