Meyer taught public school in Washington, D.C., for three years. He has also taught at Prestige Academy in Wilmington. He won a prestigious Skadden Fellowship upon graduation from law school and used it to work for Community Legal Aid in Wilmington. He then became an attorney working in mergers and acquisitions with Simpson Thatcher and Bartlett LLP. He served in Iraq as a diplomat for the U.S. State Department, worked as an economic advisor to Governor Jack Markell and was a partner at Potomac Law Group. He has started two businesses, Ecosandals and VituMob, both in Kenya. He appeared on CNN to discuss Ecosandals and on using technology to create jobs in poor neighborhoods. In 2003 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Meyer was awarded the Sam Beard Jefferson Award for the Greatest Public Service by an Individual 35 Years and Under; at that same ceremony Condoleezza Rice received a Jefferson Award. Al Gore's Current TV called him an All Around Superhuman.
2016 campaign
In the Democratic primary for New Castle County Executive, Meyer's campaign focused on integrity and economic policy. On September 13, Meyer defeated three-term incumbent Tom Gordon by a margin of 4.66% in the primary, winning 21,487 votes to Gordon's 19,678 votes. Meyer defeated Republican Mark Blake in the general election in November with 67% of the vote. He took office on January 3, 2017.
Controversy
In July 2020, Meyer faced allegations he made "belligerent" calls to two mayors who are supporting his opponent, Maggie Jones, in the 2020 Democratic primary for New Castle County Executive. Both Elsmere mayor Eric Scott Thompson and Newark mayor Jerry Clifton said Meyer's phone conversations with them were heated, and they felt the county executive made threats toward their communities by telling them that he "will remember this." Meyer refused to specifically address the accusations.
New Castle County Executive
Meyer's accomplishments as New Castle County Executive include:
Facing growing deficits, reduced spending by over $5 million in the first 60 days, and passed a $284 million budget that was passed by County Council without amendment.
Announced, with the police chief, the kidnapping and safe release of a four-year-old girl and pleaded with the public to provide information to help identify a suspect. Several weeks later, using information provided by the public, announced an arrest.
Hosted first-ever county Iftar dinner for leaders of all the mosques in the county.
Proposed changes to contracting rules likely to save the county at least $2 million in annual construction spending and increase in-state apprenticeship opportunities.
Attracted Del Monte Foods to Glasgow, Delaware and announced the global food producer was opening its largest distribution facility in the company, likely to create thousands of jobs.
Saved county taxpayers over $2 million by preserving hundreds of acres of county farmland for preservation at $3,000 per acre, cancelling a previous deal to preserve at $30,000 per acre.
Announced a new, comprehensive and innovative program to address over 1300 vacant homes.
