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Merline Saintil has led teams at Intuit, Yahoo, PayPal, Adobe, Joyent, and Sun Microsystems. Now, she serves on the board of directors at a combination of five public and private companies – Alkami Technology, ShotSpotter, Inc., Banner Bank, Lightspeed HQ, GitLab, and most recently she was appointed to Evolv Technology’s Board of Directors. . She’s constantly thinking about how companies can address and be prepared for cybersecurity threats. Today, Merline shares these insights, her advice for first time managers, and what it means to send the figurative elevator back down.

Merline is a customer-oriented executive with a proven track record of operationalizing strategy and developing global award-winning products in Fortune 500 and privately held companies including Intuit, Yahoo, PayPal, Adobe, Joyent and Sun Microsystems. She enjoys advising CEOs and has led and scaled product development teams in global digital transformations for B2B and B2C companies, and executed M&A integrations and divestitures.

Merline brings corporate governance experience through her work on public and private boards where she advises companies on enterprise risks, technology trends, innovation, strategy, cybersecurity, and digital transformation just to name a few. Merline chairs the Risk Committee and is a member of Nomination & Governance, Compensation, and Audit Committees.

Merline is an active member of the CXO community and is a sought-after thought leader. Passionate about coaching emerging leaders and supporting women and girls in leadership and technology. She's quoted in many major publications, including WSJ, Forbes, Fortune, CNET, CIO Review, CIO Journal, and Business Insider.

Merline Saintil

Board Member

Merline Saintil has led teams at Intuit, Yahoo, PayPal, Adobe, Joyent, and Sun Microsystems. Now, she serves on the board of directors at a combination of five public and private companies – Alkami Technology, ShotSpotter, Inc., Banner Bank, Lightspeed HQ, GitLab, and most recently she was appointed to Evolv Technology’s Board of Directors. . She’s constantly thinking about how companies can address and be prepared for cybersecurity threats. Today, Merline shares these insights, her advice for first time managers, and what it means to send the figurative elevator back down.


Merline Saintil (Board Director): Cybersecurity In The Boardroom

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