Mr. Merrick is President of Mt. Vernon Investments LLC, an investment company with over $1 billion in assets. Prior to his role at Mt. Vernon Investments, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Excel Communications, until its merger with Teleglobe, Inc. Mr. Merrick also served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Telco Communications Group, Inc.

Prior to joining Telco, Mr. Merrick was Vice President of Corporate Finance at the Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc., where he was responsible for private capital placements. He also served as Managing Director at R-H Capital Partners, where he managed a $26.5 million equity fund.

Mr. Merrick received his Master of Business Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science in commerce from the University of Virginia.