Sheila G. Talton

SHEILA G. TALTON, 68, currently serves as President and CEO of Gray Matter Analytics, a consultancy offering data analytics and predictive modeling services and solutions to organizations in the financial services and health care industries. Prior to founding Gray Matter Analytics in 2013, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of SGT Ltd., a strategy and technology consulting business, from 2011 to 2013 and in a variety of leadership positions with global technology leaders Cisco Systems Inc., including as Vice President, Office of Globalization from 2005 to 2011, and Electronic Data Systems as well as other leading technology firms. Ms. Talton currently serves on the boards of Deere & Company and Sysco Corporation. From 2010 until 2015, Ms. Talton served on the board of ACCO Brands Corporation and from 2012 until 2019, Ms.Talton served on the board of Wintrust Financial Corporation. She has been a Congressional appointee on the U.S. White House Women’s Business Council. She also has been recognized as one of the “Top 10 Women in Technology” by Enterprising Women and as “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the National Federation of Black Women Business Owners. She serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations including Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Foundation, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater and the Chicago Urban League. Ms. Talton has been a director of the Company and of OG&E since September 2013 and is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.