Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 16, 2001
D. JONATHAN MERRIMAN serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of
RateXchange Corporation. Prior to joining RateXchange, Mr. Merriman
served as Managing Director and Head of the Equity Capital Markets Group
of First Security Van Kasper and served on that firm's Board of
Directors. In this capacity, he oversaw the Research, Institutional
Sales, Equity Trading, Syndicate and Derivatives Trading departments. He
is currently on the Board of Directors of RateXchange Corporation,
Leading Brands, Inc., Fiberstars, Inc., SSE Telecom, Inc., @Markets
Association, the Internet Venture Fund, LLC, and also serves on the
Advisory Board of MicroCapital. Mr. Merriman previously served as
Managing Director and head of Capital Markets at The Seidler Companies
in Los Angeles, where he also served on the firm's Board of Directors.
Prior to Seidler, Mr. Merriman was Director of Equities for
Dabney/Resnick/Imperial, LLC. In 1989, Mr. Merriman co-founded the hedge
fund company Curhan, Merriman Capital Management, Inc., which managed
money for high net worth individuals and corporations. Prior to Curhan,
Merriman Capital Management, Inc., he worked in the Risk Arbitrage
Department at Bear, Stearns & Co. as a Trader/Analyst. Mr. Merriman
began his career with Merrill Lynch's Investment Banking Division where
he worked on public offerings for growth companies. While at Merrill
Lynch he completed coursework at New York University's Graduate School
of Business. Mr. Merriman received his BA degree in Psychology from
Dartmouth College where he played varsity football and was President of
his fraternity. Mr. Merriman is an avid photographer and hiker. He
enjoys the martial arts and taught Tae Kwan Do to youngsters in Los
Angeles. He is active in the visual arts community and is on the
Photography Accessions Committee of SF MOMA. While in Los Angeles he
served on the Board of Directors of the Santa Monica Museum of Art. Profile
RateXchange?
Mr. Merriman: The company was founded over two years ago, and the
original idea was to be an exchange for the
