Cristen E. O'Meara
Vice President - Corporate Srategy
Cristen (Cris) O’Meara was named vice president of corporate strategy in April 2026. In this role, she is responsible for developing and executing enterprise-level strategies that drive performance, profitability and sustainable growth. She leads corporate strategic planning, supports portfolio transformation through corporate development and ensures that strategic priorities are implemented effectively across A. O. Smith.
Cris joined the company after seven years as a partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where she focused on corporate strategy and merger and acquisition (M&A) strategy for industrial goods clients. She was a core member of BCG's leadership team for the Corporate Finance & Strategy and the Principal Investor & Private Equity practice areas. Prior to BCG she worked at PNC Financial Services as an investment banking analyst.
Cris earned her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Notre Dame and her Master of Business Administration from The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.