Sheila G. Talton

Served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gray Matter Analytics since March 2013

Executive Experience:

  • Ms. Talton currently serves as the President and CEO of Gray Matter Analytics, a firm focused on data analytics consulting services in the healthcare industry.
  • Previously, she served as President and CEO of SGT Ltd., a firm that provides strategy and technology consulting services in the financial services, healthcare and technology business sectors, from 2011 to 2013.
  • From 2008 to 2011, Ms. Talton served as Vice President, Office of Globalization, for Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • Prior to that time, she held other leadership positions at Cisco Systems, Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corporation and Ernst & Young, LLP.

Additional Leadership Experience and Service:

  • Congressional appointee on the U.S. White House Women’s Business Council.
  • Board member of Chicago’s Northwestern Hospital Foundation.
  • Board member of the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
  • Board member of the Chicago Urban League.

Other Public Company Board Experience:

  • Director of Deere & Company since 2015.
  • Director of OGE Energy Corp. since 2013.
  • Director of Wintrust Financial Corporation from 2012 to 2019.
  • Director of ACCO Brands Corporation from 2010 to 2015.

Key Director Qualifications and Board Contributions:

  • Ms. Talton has extensive experience in executive leadership roles within the information technology system and cybersecurity industries, providing her with a valuable perspective on Sysco’s business technology initiatives and the Board’s approach to privacy and cybersecurity risk oversight. This experience is particularly impactful in Ms. Talton’s role as Chair of Sysco’s Technology Committee.
  • Ms. Talton has served as an independent director for multiple public companies since 2010, which has provided her with extensive experience in executive compensation, corporate governance, risk management and audit and finance matters.

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