The gap between 'we have a plan' and 'we can actually recover' is where the real risk lives.
Most recovery programs look credible on paper and fail under real pressure. Meridian builds and tests programs that hold — for CEOs, CFOs, CISOs, CIOs, and boards who need the gap between 'we have a plan' and 'we can actually recover' closed before an incident finds it.
Expertise Built for High-Stakes Environments
We work alongside leadership teams to design, test, and operationalize resilience programs that hold under pressure.
Disaster Recovery
Architect and validate recovery strategies that restore critical operations within defined RTOs and RPOs; before a crisis tests them.
Business Continuity
Build continuity programs grounded in ISO 22301 and NIST frameworks, tailored to your operational realities.
Crisis Management
Develop command structures, communication protocols, and decision frameworks that function when pressure is highest.
Organizational Resiliency
Embed resilience into culture, leadership, and operations; so your organization adapts and recovers from disruption at every level.
"They'd never had a successful failover test. We built the program and ran the first one that worked."
The Meridian Approach
Fractional Expertise, Full Commitment
Access senior-level resilience leadership without the overhead of a full-time hire. We integrate with your team and deliver with the accountability of an internal executive.
Frameworks That Fit
Every engagement is grounded in recognized standards; NIST, ISO 22301, FFIEC; adapted to your industry, risk profile, and operational context.
Tested Under Pressure
Our principals have led real-world crisis responses across regulated industries. We bring that experience to every planning and exercise engagement.
What Engagement Looks Like in Practice
A Fortune 100 manufacturer with operations in 34 countries needed an ISO 22301-certified program built from first policy. Stuart led the build end-to-end and served as Incident Commander through 4 declared events during the engagement.
Result
Reduced downtime risk and saved $1.5M in annual expenditures through implementation of DR program automation.
Large health insurance/service provider needed HIPAA-aligned business continuity across a complex clinical environment. 300 BIAs conducted, 100 BC plans developed and validated.
Result
Prioritized 300 distinct business processes.
A large hedge fund had never completed a successful full-scale failover test — prior attempts had failed, and leadership was reluctant to try again. Stuart built the DR/BC program from the ground up and led the fund's first-ever successful failover test.
Result
First successful full-scale failover test in the fund's history.
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission required a validated disaster recovery plan for a new SAP implementation supporting critical operations. Stuart developed and tested the DR plan for the SAP environment, running recovery exercises to confirm the design against defined recovery targets.
Result
Validated an 8-hour RTO and 30-minute RPO for the SAP environment through successful recovery testing.
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