Private Company Director’s Directors to Watch 2025 highlights 31 significant and diverse directors who have contributed to and will continue to expand ongoing dialogue on board best practices and corporate governance excellence.
Marie Meliksetian
Enclave at Taunton Lake
Marie Meliksetian is the CEO of Reliance Solution Services, LLC, offering transformation and transition services. With leadership positions at IBM and US Xchanging Services (a DXC Technology company), her global experience is anchored in outsourcing, M&A, strategy, procurement, change management, and technology.
Passionate in maximizing company value and positive outcomes led her to advisory boards and strong governance frameworks. Meliksetian is certified Advisory Board Chair and Governance for Private, ESOP, and Private Equity.
She serves on the PDA Board Development Task Force Committee and the PDA NY Metro Sponsorship Committee. She is the chair of a real estate association Enclave at Taunton Lake and President Emeritus for International Women’s Forum Connecticut (IWFCT) where she previously served as President. Additionally, she has served in various Board capacities-Chair, Independent Director, Treasurer, Secretary, Governance and Nominating committee across industries.
Ensure compliance with ethical standards and regulations: “Strong governance is the backbone of a resilient, ethical and thriving organization. With the growth of Quantum and AI, the board plays a critical role in overseeing the company’s operations, development, deployment, and ethical use, societal implication, conduct, strategic directions and responsible decision-making mitigating potential risks including cybersecurity threats. The board must ensure companies are setting principles, policies, global guidelines, establishing oversight mechanisms, and monitoring projects to ensure compliance with ethical standards and regulations as well as creating awareness among relevant stakeholders. They also must ensure experts, policymakers and senior executives are assigned to shape and provide ongoing input.”