VINCE VERTIN
managing partner
Vince has thirty years of military and investment experience, with the past twenty 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
managing partner
Joe has sixteen years of analytical and investing experience, with the past eight 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.
MIKE SULLIVAN
partner
Mike has thirty-eight years of legal and investment experience, with the past seventeen 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.
JEFF ULRICH
quantitative analyst
Jeff has twenty-six years of analytical experience, with the past twenty-one 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-two years of trading and analytical experience, all at Merced Capital. Education: BSB in Finance from the University of Minnesota.
ERIC WERWIE
associate
Eric has twenty years of analytical and investing experience, all at Merced Capital. Education: BA in Finance from the University of Wisconsin.
STEVEN DRISCOLL
associate
Steven has two years of analytical experience, with less than a year at Merced Capital, preceded by an analyst position at Houlihan Lokey. Education: BS in Accounting from Brigham Young University - Marriott School of Business.
RYAN GIBBS
associate
Ryan has one year of analytical experience, with less than a year at Merced Capital, preceded by an analyst position at Houlihan Lokey. Education: BSB in Finance from the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management.
MATT CRANDELL
director of FP&A / innovation
Matt has twelve years of professional experience, with the past 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 seven years of technical experience, with the past four years at Merced Capital. Education: BS in Computational Mathematics from the University of Minnesota.
MATT CHRISTIAN
head of IT
Matt has twenty-four 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-three years of professional experience, with the past sixteen years at Merced Capital, preceded by seventeen years working in the real estate/mortgage industry. Education: BS from Augsburg University.
