Michael Ferro

Healthcare Tech Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Florida-based PE firm Merrick Ventures

Michael Ferro founded Merrick Ventures, a Florida-based Private Equity company in late 2006 after selling Click Commerce for $292M. Prior to that he founded and served as chairman and CEO of Click Commerce, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions. Under Michael’s leadership, Click Commerce posted 14 consecutive quarters of growth and profitability and acquired and integrated nine companies. During this time, the company’s stock value increased 900 percent. Because of Click Commerce’s industry reputation and proven ability to deliver results, Illinois Tool Works, a multi-billion dollar Fortune 150 company, acquired the company in October 2006 to serve as the platform to launch their software and technology group. In 2008, through Merrick Ventures, Michael bought a controlling interest in a near-bankrupt company, Merge Healthcare. Michael rebuilt Merge and was granted multiple patents for his pioneering ideas in artificial intelligence and medical imaging. In 2015, Michael sold Merge Healthcare to IBM for $1B, a massive return for Merrick Ventures. Michael has founded many other companies, including Higi. Higi is a platform that allows people to track health and lifestyle data from wearable technology and Higi stations, which are distributed in over 10,000 retail pharmacies. Michael has also founded the Michael and Jacqueline Ferro Foundation, through which he has donated tens of millions of dollars to causes like Melanoma, Fallen Journalists, and universities to build entrepreneurship programs. http://michaelferro.com/michael-and-jacqueline-ferro-foundation/ Michael has won numerous awards, including the KPMG Illinois High-Tech Award, and was named 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Technology, the CEO National Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and the Humanitarian of the Year from the Holocaust Memorial Foundation. In 2021, he was named "Healthcare Tech Entrepreneur of the Year" by IAOTP. He and his family make their home in the Mimia, Florida area. Michael is a member of the 2006 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.

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Stephen Schwarzman	John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Peter Roskam, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Helen Schwab	Mark Steven Kirk, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Barack Obama, Denny Rehberg, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
M. Jude Reyes	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Peter Roskam, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, David McSweeney, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Philip H Geier Jr	John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Barack Obama, Denny Rehberg, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, NRSC - Nonfederal, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Mitt Romney, John Gregory Chachas, Freedom First PAC
Alexander D Stuart	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Peter Roskam, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, David McSweeney, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Freedom First PAC
Frank L VanderSloot	John Boehner, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Barack Obama, Peter Roskam, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Richard DeVos	John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Mel Martinez, John McCain, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, NRSC - Nonfederal, GROWPAC, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Elloine Clark	John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, David McSweeney, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Freedom First PAC
Keith Lindner	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, David McSweeney, Mitt Romney
David G Herro	John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Barack Obama, Denny Rehberg, Peter Roskam, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, David McSweeney, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Augusta Petrone	John Boehner, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Peter Roskam, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, NRSC - Nonfederal, David McSweeney, Mitt Romney
Richard T Farmer	John Boehner, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, NRSC - Nonfederal, GROWPAC, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Barry S Friedberg	John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Barack Obama, Denny Rehberg, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, NRSC - Nonfederal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Erle Nye	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Peter Visclosky, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Freedom First PAC
Ronald J Gidwitz	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Peter Roskam, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, NRSC - Nonfederal, David McSweeney, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty
Peter M Flanigan	Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, GROWPAC, Mitt Romney, Freedom First PAC
Dean L Buntrock	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Peter Roskam, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, NRSC - Nonfederal, David McSweeney, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
August A Busch III	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Howard H Leach	John Boehner, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, NRSC - Nonfederal, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Charles B Johnson	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, Peter Roskam, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney

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Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	Jul 24 '66
Website	http://michaelferro.com/
Aliases	Healthcare Tech Entrepreneur Michael Ferro, Michael W Ferro Jr
Region	US and Canada

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Michael Ferro

Healthcare Tech Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Florida-based PE firm Merrick Ventures

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