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Builder, Operator & Strategic Advisor

Meredith
Innes

Helping financial institutions, fintechs, and growth-stage companies build and scale complex platforms, products, and operating models, grounded in 20+ years leading transformation, payments innovation, and trading infrastructure.

Meredith Innes

Entrepreneurial Speed.
Enterprise Discipline.

01

Founded and scaled a CFO Business Management Office driving strategy, operations, and risk across 4,000+ Finance employees.

02

Built and scaled electronic trading platforms across fixed income markets, establishing end-to-end operating models, risk frameworks, and technology infrastructure.

03

Led product enablement and execution across a $9B revenue global payments business.

04

Launched Wells Fargo's Innovation Center, increasing client engagement through commercialization of new products.

05

Designed operating models and governance for one of the largest U.S. bank mergers, ensuring regulatory compliance and long-term scalability.

06

Championed community leadership through executive sponsorship and active engagement in veterans and women's leadership programs, strengthening talent pipelines, advancing inclusion, and building high-trust, high-performing organizations.

What I Believe

Building great companies today requires more than capital or strategy alone. The organizations that win are those that can translate vision into execution, aligning strategy, operations, and people while thoughtfully integrating AI to enhance decision-making, speed, and scale.

Enduring companies are built through trust, alignment, and shared purpose. I build businesses grounded in meaningful relationships — because that's what lasts.

How Meredith
Can Help

Open to full-time, fractional, and advisory engagements.

Venture Capital
Operating Roles
Platform, Operating Partner, or Chief of Staff roles within venture capital firms seeking seasoned financial services operators.
COO / Head of
Strategy & Operations
Full-time or fractional operator-level roles at fintech or infrastructure companies that need to build rigorous, scalable operating models.
Strategic
Advisory
Advisory engagements focused on payments, financial infrastructure, and operating model design for companies navigating complexity.
Board & Strategic
Advisory
Select board or strategic advisory opportunities where deep financial services expertise and operational credibility add meaningful value.

Let's Start
a Conversation

Whether you're building something new, navigating a critical transition, or looking for a trusted thought partner — I'd welcome the chance to connect.

Ready to build something that lasts?

Reach out to explore how we can work together — whether as an operator, advisor, or thought partner.

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