Leadership

Technology depth. Enterprise judgment.

An operator’s understanding of products, people and systems informs Merline’s board work.

Current boards

As of 15 October 2026

Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab proxy
Lead Independent Director

Chair, Nominating & Corporate Governance
Member, Compensation

Since June 2021

TD SYNNEX

TD SYNNEX committees
Independent Director

Chair, Compensation
Member, Nominating & Corporate Governance

Since 2021

These are governance responsibilities. A board seat does not imply ownership of the company or an A10L investment.

Founder · A10L Ventures

Building value beyond
the boardroom.

Acquire. Transform. Build for the long term.

Merline founded A10L Ventures to acquire and transform middle-market businesses where technology can unlock the next stage of growth. The independent-sponsor model brings experienced operators and disciplined governance together with selected co-investors, with each transaction separately capitalized.

The firm’s technology value levers include automation, data infrastructure and digital customer engagement. Its focus is long-term ownership, operating excellence and businesses with room to grow.

Board responsibilities are separate from this acquisition thesis.

A10L’s published approach Discuss an opportunity

The Ascent.

From an engineer’s curiosity to a wider horizon. A 44-second silent film.

Editorial billboard sequence built from Merline Saintil’s portrait and a Times Square tower photograph.

The Ascent · A life in motion

Merline
Saintil

An engineer’s curiosity.
A director’s perspective.
A door held open.

01 · Foundations

The engineer.

From jet-engine software to products, teams and operating scale.

  • Pratt & Whitney
  • Sun Microsystems
  • Adobe
  • PayPal
  • Joyent
  • Yahoo
  • Intuit
  • Change Healthcare
Engineering · Products · Operations

02 · Leadership today

At the frontier.

  • Space systemsRocket LabLead Independent DirectorChair, Nominating & Corporate Governance
  • RoboticsSymboticIndependent Director and Chair of the Nominating & Governance Committee
  • Technology supply chainTD SYNNEXIndependent DirectorChair, Compensation
  • RoboticsAgility RoboticsBoard Director (private company)
Current boards

03 · A wider horizon

Bring others forward.

An operator’s perspective on ownership. A path into the boardroom for others.

  • A10L VenturesFounder · Long-term ownership
  • Black Women on BoardsCo-founder · Opening doors

An imaginative film inspired by Merline’s journey. The opening billboard is an editorial composite; the rocket is an artistic illustration.

Former service

Experience carried forward.

Earlier public-company board service also includes Banner, ShotSpotter (now SoundThinking), Lightspeed, Alkami and Evolv. Current and former roles are kept separate.

Earth’s blue atmospheric curve and bright clouds over the South Pacific, photographed from the International Space Station.
Earth & Orbit

A wider perspective.

Our world, seen from above.

NASA / Expedition 36 · South Pacific, 2013

Space systems. Autonomous robotics. Global technology. Merline’s software and operating background informs her view of the infrastructure shaping our physical world.

Inside the systemsRobotics at work

Symbotic · Official company footage

Software.
In motion.

A silent 16-second look inside a Symbotic warehouse system, with descriptive captions.

Explore SymBot
Symbotic · Source excerpt 00:08–00:24.
Continue the story

How she got here.

The engineer, the operator and the people behind the path.