GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - USA
Meredith Smith of StashInvest
After a number of years in private practice at Sullivan & Cromwell, Meredith Smith began her in-house career at Stash as its sole lawyer in 2017 before eventually assuming the general counsel position the following year. Her role at the microinvesting startup sees her advise the executive suite on the company’s growth and expansion plans, with 2019 seeing the company complete a USD65 million Series E financing round and announce plans to launch its own banking platform and debit card.
Commentators label Smith “a fantastic person and a super fit for the company,” commending her ability to “navigate the regulatory issues and the growing pains of a startup.” Sources also offer praise for quickly coming to terms with the wide-ranging legal and regulatory issues faced by the business, labelling her a “very fast study.”