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Technology, governance and opening doors—shaped by the experience of building, leading and sponsoring.

Merline Saintil speaking at a lectern in an ornate hall, with the audience alongside her.
Merline speaking in 2023. Supplied event photograph.

Experience in the room

Technical depth.
A human point of view.

From software engineering to the boardroom, Merline connects technology choices to enterprise responsibility and the people those choices affect.

  • Technology and transformation

    AI, physical systems and the decisions that put technology to work.

  • From operator to director

    Technical depth, governance and the judgment to see the whole enterprise.

  • Sponsorship and opportunity

    Relationships, preparation and the practical work of opening a door.

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Merline Saintil and Robin Washington in their NYSE TV interview.

Recording · NYSE TV · 2023 · 5:26

Opening the door.

Merline and Robin Washington discuss Black Women on Boards and its purpose.

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  1. 2026 / Program record

    AI: The New Operating Model for the Physical World

    Imagination in Action’s Davos AI Summit · 21 January 2026. Program proof; a full recording is not verified here.

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  2. 2024 / Recording · 58:15

    Bossy & Boards

    HumanizeHer · A personal conversation about ambition, leadership and board service.

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  3. 2022 / Event record

    Current Issues in Compensation

    Stanford Directors’ College · 20 June 2022. Event proof; a recording is not verified here.

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  4. 2020 / Recording · 32:57

    In conversation with Wes Moore

    Diligent · Modern Governance Summit 2020. Recording published in 2021.

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As of 15 October 2026

Merline Saintil is a technology executive and board director whose experience spans software engineering, business operations and corporate governance. Her current board responsibilities are Lead Independent Director of Rocket Lab, Independent Director and Chair of the Nominating & Governance Committee of Symbotic, Independent Director of TD SYNNEX and Board Director of Agility Robotics (private company).

She founded A10L Ventures, an independent sponsor acquiring and transforming middle-market businesses, and co-founded Black Women on Boards with Robin Washington in 2020.

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