Meredith Gardner Ph.D.

            Author - Speaker -Trainer - Entrepreneur - Leader

Dr. Meredith Gardner, President of The Strategic Edge, specializes in inspiring individuals and organizations to lead better through improved communication and innovation. Her “mind-bending approaches” prompt different perspectives which lead to different actions.

A leadership and communication expert, Meredith is an author, international speaker, coach and trainer.  Her clients include colleges and universities, large and small national and international companies, trade associations, and management conferences/retreats.    

Meredith has been a TV and radio host/guest on: ABC TV (D.C.), Joe Franklin, MNN, Bloomberg News, Wall Street Journal Radio Network, Voice of America & CNN radio;  and hosted her own radio program on WGBB 1240 AM (Long Island).  She authored a unique book (2008) entitled: Think Better Lead Better: Chinese Characters Reveal Strategies for Success (www.thinkbetterleadbetter.com)

In the early part of her career, she was Director of Student Activities at Hunter College, (CUNY) and founding Director of the first full time International Office at Boston College. A pioneer in the new aging field, she wrote grants, bringing in federal funds for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) in Massachusetts; she later founded TOO YOUNG TO RETIRE, a company organized to combat ageism in America.  As President of The Strategic Edge, Meredith has been bringing leadership development to companies and individuals for 20+ years.  

Meredith was an executive recruiter in New York, D.C., and Stamford, CT.  This led to becoming an outplacement consultant working with large company downsizings.

She is a certified trainer of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and the Enneagram. She is also an advanced student of Huna, Hawaiian spiritualism. Meredith is a graduate of the
NYPD Citizens' Police Academy.

She has been a student at the Carl Jung Center of New York. Meredith is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) and is listed in Who's Who of America, The World, and American Women. She was a past founding board member of the N. Y. Quality and Participation; member of the Executive Forum of NYU, The NY Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, International Enneagram Association, Organization Development Network of Greater N. Y., MIT Enterprise Forum, American Littoral Society, Art Deco Society of N. Y., and the NY Human Resource Planning Society.

Her hobbies include interest in Television Art and Science. She sits on the Board of Distinguished Judges for the NY Film Festivals.  In addition she has enjoyed a hobby as a sports reporter, loves world travel, and takes pride in having visited every state in the USA.

Meredith holds a BA from New York University, MA from Columbia University and PhD from Commonwealth Open University.