Meredith Cordisco
Head of Regulatory, Empower
Meredith Cordisco is Head of Regulatory at Empower, where she focuses on regulatory strategy across the broker-dealer, investment advisory, and insurance regulatory landscapes. Before joining Empower in July 2025, Meredith was Associate General Counsel at FINRA, providing legal guidance on regulatory policy initiatives and rule changes impacting the securities industry. Previously, Meredith was Vice President at FINRA, advising FINRA’s Office of Member Supervision regarding its regulatory oversight functions and leading its strategic engagement. Outside of FINRA, Meredith is an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law, where she teaches Securities Regulation.
Earlier in her career, Meredith was counsel at WilmerHale LLP, focusing her legal practice on complex securities enforcement investigations. Meredith received her B.S., summa cum laude, in International Business and French from Mount St. Mary’s
University, and her J.D., summa cum laude, and M.B.A., cum laude, from Villanova University.