Meredith joined Synchrony Financial in June 2022 as their Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer. She leads an experienced team responsible for Cyber Threat Intelligence, Insider Risk, Incident Response, Identity & Access Management, Application Security, Vulnerability Management, IS Risk Management, IS Tools & Technology, and Information Security Training & Awareness.  For 30+ years, she has emerged as a strategic leader who is not just interested in processes, goals and objectives but most of all she is passionate about her greatest assets which are her team members.  Her success has been attributed to her ability to manage large-scale complex programs that cross functional areas while advancing the skill sets and careers of her team members.

Meredith is a member of the Health Care Compliance Association where she has demonstrated her commitment to compliance by holding dual certifications in healthcare compliance and privacy.  She is also certified as a HealthCare Information Security & Privacy Practitioner through the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, Inc. and a Certified Information Security Manager through the Information Systems Audit and Control Association. She continues to provide leadership for several industry groups; the Evanta Global Summit for CISOs; and Syn Ventures,  In addition, she serves her alma mater as a Trustee for the University of Detroit Mercy.  This year, she concluded her appointment on the Berry Global Corporate Board as an independent director.

Meredith is passionate about empowering women and minorities to embark upon careers in technology especially in information security where those populations are not very well represented.  She’s committed to transforming the industry by driving engaging and provocative discussions around diversity, equity and inclusion and the value it brings.  It is her hope that the industry transforms at a more rapid pace so that women and minorities are normalized in tech and security spaces. To that end, she has successfully diversified every one of her leadership teams and their respective pipelines over the past 20+ years to ensure opportunities are given and succession is set in place. Though she is committed to her professional community, she is equally as committed to her local community evidenced by her 34 years of service through her Diamond Life membership in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Meredith is a proud alumna of the University of Detroit Mercy and the Loyola Chicago School of Law where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, a Master’s in Health Service Administration and a Master’s of Jurisprudence in Compliance, respectively.