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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Sam Zell	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, 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, David McSweeney, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, John Gregory Chachas
John Canning Jr	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Jesse L Jackson Jr, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Barack Obama, Denny Rehberg, Peter Roskam, Robert Simmons, 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, Tim Pawlenty, Freedom First PAC
Patrick G Ryan	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, Barack Obama, Denny Rehberg, Peter Roskam, Peter Visclosky, 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, David McSweeney, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
William H Strong	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, Hillary Clinton, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, 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, David McSweeney, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Freedom First PAC
Craig J Duchossois	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, 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, David McSweeney, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Charles J Wheelan
Sam Fox	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Barack Obama, 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, Tim Pawlenty
Thomas W Smith	John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, 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, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Freedom First PAC
Charles K Bobrinskoy	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Jesse L Jackson Jr, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Barack Obama, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Freedom First PAC
Kenneth Griffin	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Barack Obama, 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, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Freedom First PAC
Ronald Weiser	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, 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, NRSC - Nonfederal, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Mitt Romney
Michael Keiser	John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Barack Obama, Denny Rehberg, Peter Roskam, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, NRSC - Nonfederal, David McSweeney, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Charles J Wheelan
Samuel K Skinner	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, David McSweeney, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Freedom First PAC
Janet J Duchossois	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, Mark Steven Kirk, Mel Martinez, John McCain, 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, David McSweeney, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
John W Rowe	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Jesse L Jackson Jr, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Barack Obama, Peter Roskam, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
William D Smithburg	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, 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, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Charles R Schwab	John Boehner, 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, NRSC - Nonfederal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty
Bradford M Freeman	John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, 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, NRSC - Nonfederal, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Mitt Romney
David W Grainger	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, 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, David McSweeney, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Andrew J McKenna	Andrew J McKenna, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Barack Obama, Peter Roskam, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, NRSC - Nonfederal, David McSweeney, Mitt Romney
Richard R Rogers	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Denny Rehberg, 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, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, 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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