VINCE VERTIN
managing partner
Vince has twenty-nine years of military and investment experience, with the past eighteen years at Merced Capital, preceded by analytical and investment banking positions at Dain Rauscher Wessels, JP Morgan, and Providence, and service as a captain in the US Marine Corps. Education: BS in Mathematics from the United States Naval Academy and a MS in Applied Mathematics & Business from George Washington University.
JOE McELROY
partner
Joe has fourteen years of analytical and investing experience, with the past seven years at Merced Capital, preceded by analytical and investment positions at Merrill Lynch, Norwest Equity, and CarVal. Education: BA in Finance, Investment, and Banking from the University of Wisconsin and a MBA from Harvard University.
STUART BROWN
partner
Stuart has thirty-four years of alternative investing experience, with the past nineteen years at Merced Capital, preceded by analytical and portfolio management positions at Cargill, Morgens, Waterfall, Vintiadis, Touchstone, and Avenue. Education: BA in Economics and a MBA from Northwestern University.
DAVE ERICSON
partner
Dave has thirty-five years of alternative investing experience, with the past twenty-one years at Merced Capital, preceded by portfolio management positions at Cargill, Morgens, Waterfall, Vintiadis and Touchstone. Education: BA in International Relations from the University of Minnesota and a MBA from the University of Chicago.
MIKE SULLIVAN
partner
Mike has thirty-six years of legal and investment experience, with the past sixteen years at Merced Capital, preceded by partner and management positions at Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel and Intrascapes Data. Education: BS in Business Administration from Colorado College and a JD from the University of Minnesota.
BEN FISHER
analyst
Ben has nineteen years of analytical and investing experience, all at Merced Capital. Education: BA in Finance and Entrepreneurial Studies from the University of Minnesota.
ERIC WERWIE
analyst
Eric has eighteen years of analytical and investing experience, all at Merced Capital. Education: BA in Finance from the University of Wisconsin.
JEFF ULRICH
quantitative analyst
Jeff has twenty-five years of analytical experience, with the past twenty years at Merced Capital, preceded by an information technology position at MTS Technologies. Education: BA in Computer Science and Physics from the University of Minnesota and an MS in Physics from the University of Illinois.
LUKE SCHAAN
trader
Luke has twenty-one years of trading and analytical experience, all at Merced Capital. Education: BSB in Finance from the University of Minnesota.
MATT CRANDELL
director of FP&A / innovation
Matt has ten years of professional experience, with less than a year at Merced Capital, preceded by FP&A and analytical positions at Guardian RFID, Medtronic, Riverbridge Partners and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). Education: BA in Finance from Michigan State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas.
JACK LEICK
programmer and systems analyst
Jack has five years of technical experience, with the past three years at Merced Capital. Education: BS in Computational Mathematics from the University of Minnesota.
MATT CHRISTIAN
head of IT
Matt has twenty-two years of technical experience, all at Merced Capital. Education: BS in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota.
AMY SUNDELL
executive assistant
Amy has thirty-two years of professional experience, with the past fifteen years at Merced Capital, preceded by seventeen years working in the real estate/mortgage industry. Education: BS from Augsburg University.
