Biography
Mercedes Walton, Chairman & CEO
Ms. Walton has served as Director of Cryo-Cell since
October 2000, and as Chairman of the Board since June
2002. Prior to joining
Cryo-Cell, Ms. Walton served as CEO of Ralston Hill
Consulting LLC, a privately held business development
and strategic management consulting practice. Ms.
Walton previously served as President and Chief Operating
Officer of Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:
ADSX) in Palm Beach, Florida. She was responsible
for corporate restructuring and guiding the company's
strategic planning and launch of Digital Angel (AMEX:DOC),
an advanced wireless corporation. Prior to joining
Applied Digital Solutions, she was corporate Vice
President of Strategy and Business Development at
AT&T (NYSE:T). During her 24-year tenure with
AT&T, Ms. Walton held positions in business and
consumer operations, global network operations, engineering,
marketing & sales and product management. Ms.
Walton holds a BA degree from Smith College and Master’s
degrees from Harvard University and Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT). Prior to its acquisition by Black Box Corporation (NASDAQ:BBOX), Ms. Walton served on the Board of Directors of Norstan, Inc (NASDAQ:NRRD), where she served on the Audit Committee and chaired the Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Walton currently serves on the Board of Directors for SAVVIS, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVS) where she is a member of the Corporate Governance Committee.