Meredith Cordisco is Head of Regulatory at Empower, where she focuses onregulatory strategy across the broker-dealer, investment advisory, and insuranceregulatory landscape. Before joining Empower in July 2025, Meredith was AssociateGeneral Counsel at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), providing legalguidance on regulatory policy initiatives and rule changes impacting the securitiesindustry. Previously, Meredith was Vice President at FINRA, advising FINRA’s Office ofMember Supervision regarding its regulatory oversight functions and leading MemberSupervision’s strategic engagement with FINRA’s broker-dealer members. Outside ofher work with Empower, Meredith is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University LawCenter, where she teaches Securities Regulation.

Earlier in her career, Meredith was counsel in the Securities Litigation and Enforcementgroup at WilmerHale LLP, focusing her legal practice on complex securitiesenforcement investigations.

Meredith received her B.S., summa cum laude, in International Business and Frenchfrom Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and her J.D., summa cumlaude, and M.B.A., cum laude, from Villanova University. Following her studies,Meredith clerked for the Honorable Eduardo C. Robreno on the U.S. District Court forthe Eastern District of Pennsylvania.