Meredith Straight

Meredith is a member and consultant with Renkert Thomas Consulting. Renkert Thomas Consulting LLC works with family enterprise owners on issues related to strategy, ownership, and governance, with a particular focus on clarifying shared purpose to build engagement and alignment. In addition to work with clients, Meredith also supports RTC's undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs through the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School, the Society of Tax and Estate Practitioners, and Engaged Ownership, a branch of RTC dedicated to educating family business owners and their advisors on the distinctive features of family business governance.

Meredith brings a background in organizational development and complex systems to the Renkert Thomas Consulting team. Much of her work focuses on the involvement, engagement, and education of rising generation family members with their family's operating businesses and family offices.

Meredith lives with her husband, dog, and horse in Raleigh, North Carolina. She received a B.S. in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern University in 2015.