Seth I. Merrin

Mr. Seth I.
Merrin is a Founder & Executive Chairman at Liquidnet, Inc. and an Executive Chairman at Liquidnet Holdings, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Liquidnet Europe Ltd.
and Otas Technologies Holding Ltd.
At Liquidnet, he has built a different kind of financial services company that is dedicated to rewiring the asset management industry by eradicating market inefficiency, driving investment performance and enabling the efficient flow of investable assets around the world.
Prior to founding Liquidnet, Mr. Merrin co-founded VIE Systems Inc., a financial services application integration software company.
He founded his first company, Merrin Financial, in 1985, launching the industry's first order management, compliance and electronic order routing systems for asset managers.
At first embraced only by cutting edge firms, these technologies are now standard on virtually every trading desk in the U.S.
ADP acquired Merrin Financial in 1996.
Prior to 1985, Mr. Seth Merrin was a Risk Arbitrage Trader for CIBC Oppenheimer.
In 2013, he was named Chairman of the Milken’s Institute’s Access to Global Capital Initiative, developed in partnership with Liquidnet, which brings together leading multinational firms and foreign governments in developing and emerging markets committed to implementing best-practices that enable economic growth.
Recently, the Access to Global Capital Initiative announced a partnership with the Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative in order to enhance governance, increase transparency and foster growth.
He continues to be recognized for his contribution to improving financial markets.
Mr. Merrin was named as the “Innovator of the Decade” by Advanced Trading, an honor he has received two decades in a row, and was included inTreasury & Risk’s “100 Most Influential People in Finance” list.
He received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University.