Merline Saintil
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Merline Saintil is an American businesswoman, corporate board member, former COO of Change Healthcare[1], executive producer of On Board[2] film documentary[3] (winner of Jury Award: Social Impact Stories during the 2023 Essence Film Festival), and co-founder of Black Women on Boards,[4][5] a global nonprofit seeking to prepare, place and propel top Black female talent into board member positions.[6] She has held executive positions for technology companies including Intuit[7][8], Yahoo and PayPal.[9]
Early life[edit]
Born in Haiti, at the age of 5, Saintil moved to South Florida in the United States[10]. After graduating from high school as valedictorian, Saintil attended Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU)[11], an HBCU, and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in computer science[12]. She went on to receive her Master of Science in Software Engineering Management from Carnegie Mellon University[13][14].
[15]Career[edit]
Saintil began her career as a software engineer at Sun Microsystems.[16] Most recently, Saintil served as the Chief Operating Officer of Change Healthcare, which was taken public during her tenure leading to an eventual acquisition by United Health for $13B.[9]
She now serves as a board member of cutting edge technology organizations,[17] including Rocket Lab, TD Synnex,[18] GitLab, Inc,[19] Symbotic[20] Inc, Evolv Technology[21], and member of CNBC Changemakers Advisory Board[22]. Saintil was named Lead Director of Rocket Lab, a space exploration company, becoming one of a small number of Black women who hold this high-profile role.[17] She has previously held board director roles at Lightspeed Commerce[23] and Banner Bank.[24]
Awards[edit]
- 2022 LinkedIn Top Voices in Leadership: The Top 10 Creators to Follow[25]
- 2022 NACD Directorship 100™[26]
- 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Director by Savoy magazine[27]
- 2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors by Women’s, Inc.[28]
- 2018 Return on Education Award from Carnegie Mellon University[29]
- 2017 Women of Influence by Silicon Valley Business Journal[30]
- Business Insider: #6 of the 22 Most Powerful Women Engineers in the World[31]
References[edit]
- ↑ Glantz, Jen. "Why This Corporate Tech Leader Pivoted To Disrupt At A Health-Tech Startup". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ "ONBOARD". ONBOARD. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ "OnBoard | 2023 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ "Black Women on Boards Launches New Accelerator and Founding Partners to Increase Placement of Black Women Executives on Boards" (Press release). Black Women on Boards. PR Newswire. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ↑ Smith, Ray A.; Glazer, Emily (2023-02-09). "More Black Women Are Gaining Corporate Board Seats". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ "Meet the first Black woman to join a Fortune 500 board". Fortune. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ Bort, Julie. "This successful engineer says things are getting better for women in tech — and she's the living proof". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ "Intuit's Merline Saintil | Women of Influence 2017". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "UnitedHealth unit completes acquisition of Change Healthcare". Reuters. 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ↑ Pittsburgh, A. Carnegie Mellon University Publication 5000 Forbes Avenue; Pa 15213268-2000. "Engineering Success". Carnegie Mellon Today. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "From Haiti To Silicon Valley: How Merline Saintil Made Her Way". POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of people of color in tech. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ "From Haiti To Silicon Valley: How Merline Saintil Made Her Way". POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of people of color in tech. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ Notimported (2017-08-31). "Merline Saintil". Grace Hopper Celebration. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "LSPD.CA Company Profile & Executives - Lightspeed Commerce Inc. - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "It's not just about recruiting women in tech, it's keeping them". CNET. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ "Merline Saintil | DCVC". www.dcvc.com. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Rocket Lab Welcomes Two New Independent Board Members". Rocket Lab. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ↑ "TD SYNNEX Announces Board of Directors". www.businesswire.com. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ↑ savoystaff (2020-11-16). "GitLab Appoints Merline Saintil to its Board of Directors". Savoy. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ↑ "Merline Saintil - Board Member". Symbiotic.
- ↑ "Evolv Technology Appoints Tech Industry Veteran Merline Saintil to Its Board of Directors". evolvetechnology.com. February 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Merline Saintil". CNBC. 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ "Lightspeed Announces Merline Saintil is Stepping Down from its Board of Directors". Lightspeed. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ↑ Corporation, Banner (2017-03-01). "Merline Saintil Joins Banner Corporation Board of Directors". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ↑ "LinkedIn Top Voices in Leadership: The 10 creators to follow in the U.S." LinkedIn. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ "NACD Directorship 100 Gala". directorship100.nacdonline.org. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ Cates, Edward. "2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors". Savoy. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ Cates, Edward. "2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors". WomenInc. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ "Ready to Lead and Inspire: M.S. Software Management Class of 2018". Integrated Innovation Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ "Intuit's Merline Saintil | Women of Influence 2017". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ Bort, Julie. "22 Of The Most Powerful Women Engineers In The World". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
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