Merline Saintil

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Merline Saintil
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NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
  • Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
  • Historically black colleges and Universities
OccupationBusinesswoman

Merline Saintil is an American businesswoman, former COO of Change Healthcare[1], and co-founder of Black Women on Boards,[2] a global nonprofit seeking to prepare, place and propel top Black female talent into board member positions. She has held executive positions for technology companies including Intuit,[3] Yahoo and PayPal.[4]

Early life

Born in Haiti, at the age of 5, Saintil moved to South Florida in the United States[5]. After graduating from high school as valedictorian, Saintil attended Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), an HBCU, and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in computer science[6]. She went on to receive her Master of Science in Software Engineering Management from Carnegie Mellon University[7][8].

Career

Saintil began her career as a software engineer at Sun Microsystems.[9] 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.[4]

She now serves as a board member of cutting edge technology organizations,[10] including Rocket Lab, TD Synnex,[11] GitLab, Inc,[12] Symbotic, and Evolv Technology. 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.[10] She has previously held board director roles at Lightspeed Commerce[13] and Banner Bank.[14]

Awards

  • 2022 LinkedIn Top Voices in Leadership: The Top 10 Creators to Follow[15]
  • 2022 NACD Directorship 100™[16]
  • 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Director by Savoy magazine[17]
  • 2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors by Women’s, Inc.[18]
  • 2018 Return on Education Award from Carnegie Mellon University[19]
  • 2017 Women of Influence by Silicon Valley Business Journal[20]
  • Business Insider: #6 of the 22 Most Powerful Women Engineers in the World[21]

References

  1. ↑ Glantz, Jen. "Why This Corporate Tech Leader Pivoted To Disrupt At A Health-Tech Startup". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Intuit's Merline Saintil | Women of Influence 2017". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "UnitedHealth unit completes acquisition of Change Healthcare". Reuters. 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  5. ↑ Pittsburgh, A. Carnegie Mellon University Publication 5000 Forbes Avenue; Pa 15213268-2000. "Engineering Success". Carnegie Mellon Today. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Notimported (2017-08-31). "Merline Saintil". Grace Hopper Celebration. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  8. ↑ "LSPD.CA Company Profile & Executives - Lightspeed Commerce Inc. - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  9. ↑ "Merline Saintil | DCVC". www.dcvc.com. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Rocket Lab Welcomes Two New Independent Board Members". Rocket Lab. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  11. ↑ "TD SYNNEX Announces Board of Directors". www.businesswire.com. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  12. ↑ savoystaff (2020-11-16). "GitLab Appoints Merline Saintil to its Board of Directors". Savoy. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  13. ↑ "Lightspeed Announces Merline Saintil is Stepping Down from its Board of Directors". Lightspeed. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  14. ↑ Corporation, Banner (2017-03-01). "Merline Saintil Joins Banner Corporation Board of Directors". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  15. ↑ "LinkedIn Top Voices in Leadership: The 10 creators to follow in the U.S." LinkedIn. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  16. ↑ "NACD Directorship 100 Gala". directorship100.nacdonline.org. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  17. ↑ Cates, Edward. "2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors". Savoy. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  18. ↑ Cates, Edward. "2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors". WomenInc. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "Intuit's Merline Saintil | Women of Influence 2017". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  21. ↑ Bort, Julie. "22 Of The Most Powerful Women Engineers In The World". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-03-11.

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