Directors' College 101: Board Fundamentals for New Directors
Merline Saintil
Merline Saintil – a software engineer turned Silicon Valley COO and investor who has taken six companies through their IPOs – is an active investor in dozens of companies that are shaping enterprise technology, AI, future of work, and deep technology.
A frequent featured speaker and with her perspectives quoted in major publications including The Wall Street Journal, Fortune and Forbes, Merline is now starting a fund that invests in early-stage companies.
She is a Fortune 100 board member and co-founder of Black Women on Boards, a global organization of 200+ executives at market-leading companies who help prepare, place and propel top Black female talent into boardrooms of the most innovative companies.
Her Carnegie Mellon master’s degree in software engineering serves her well as lead independent director of Rocket Lab. She also advises the C-suite as a board member and committee chair at Symbotic, Evolv Technology, Gitlab, and TD Synnex.
Outside of her business interests, Merline is passionate about supporting emerging leaders and investing in women’s sports! She is a fan of the Stanford Women’s Soccer team, which conveniently plays near her home and includes her daughter, an equally ardent computer science student who plans to go pro upon graduation.
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