Robert E. Ford
Corporate Officer/Principal chez Metacat, Inc.
Profil
Mr. Robert E.
Ford is Co-Founder at Metacat, Inc. and President & Chief Operating Officer at Merriman Capital, Inc.
Prior to helping establish Merriman Capital, he was president/COO and on the founding team of JobDirect, a web-based resume and job matching service for university students, which was acquired by Korn Ferry International.
At JobDirect, he oversaw all business planning and operations, and closed two private placements and VC funding totaling $9 million.
Previous to that, he was general manager of a 65 year-old manufacturing and distribution company where he spearheaded the turnaround of sales and operations, then crafted and executed a successful merger transaction with a previous competitor to the company.
Mr. Ford earned his Masters in International Business and Law from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and he was selected as a lecturer in Tufts Spanish Department and to serve as editor-in-chief of Fletchers international law and business journal, both as paid positions.
He graduated with high distinction from Dartmouth College where he played varsity football and lacrosse.
He is based in our San Francisco office.
Postes actifs de Robert E. Ford
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
| Metacat, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/01/2000 |
Anciens postes connus de Robert E. Ford
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
| MERRIMAN HOLDINGS, INC. | President | 30/06/2009 |
SMH Capital, Inc. (Capital Markets)
 SMH Capital, Inc. (Capital Markets) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance SMH Capital, Inc. (SMH) is the primary broker subsidiary of Sander Morris Harris Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMHG). The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas with additional offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. SMH provides a full range of asset and wealth management and investment banking services. The firm also offers institutional equity sales, trading, and research, as well as prime brokerage services for hedge funds and fixed-income securities sales and trading. SMH's research effort is attuned to the Southwest, yet takes a broad, global perspective. The analysts cover companies in six broad sectors, including business services, energy, entertainment and media, financial services, specialty retail-softlines, and technology. They look at industries in a bottom-up way, and get to know company managements in depth, to understand their growth philosophy and their views of how their company fits within their group. SMH's growth strategy is to expand asset management and fiduciary activities and related business by increasing assets under management through acquisitions, internal growth and better coordination between their subsidiaries. | Analyst-Equity | 18/07/2005 |
| Metacat, Inc. | President | 01/02/2001 |
Jobdirect.com, Inc.
 Jobdirect.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Jobdirect.com, Inc. provides online job-matching services. The company is based in Stamford, CT. Jobdirect.com was acquired by Korn Ferry on July 21, 2000. The company was founded by Jesse Keller. | President | 01/12/1999 |
| Lazar Enterprises, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/02/1992 |
Formation de Robert E. Ford
| Dartmouth College | Undergraduate Degree |
| Tufts University | Graduate Degree |
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| Sociétés cotées | 1 |
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| MERRIMAN HOLDINGS, INC. | Finance |
| Entreprise privées | 5 |
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SMH Capital, Inc. (Capital Markets)
SMH Capital, Inc. (Capital Markets) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance SMH Capital, Inc. (SMH) is the primary broker subsidiary of Sander Morris Harris Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMHG). The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas with additional offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. SMH provides a full range of asset and wealth management and investment banking services. The firm also offers institutional equity sales, trading, and research, as well as prime brokerage services for hedge funds and fixed-income securities sales and trading. SMH's research effort is attuned to the Southwest, yet takes a broad, global perspective. The analysts cover companies in six broad sectors, including business services, energy, entertainment and media, financial services, specialty retail-softlines, and technology. They look at industries in a bottom-up way, and get to know company managements in depth, to understand their growth philosophy and their views of how their company fits within their group. SMH's growth strategy is to expand asset management and fiduciary activities and related business by increasing assets under management through acquisitions, internal growth and better coordination between their subsidiaries. | Finance |
Merriman Capital, Inc.
 Merriman Capital, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers. | Finance |
Jobdirect.com, Inc.
Jobdirect.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Jobdirect.com, Inc. provides online job-matching services. The company is based in Stamford, CT. Jobdirect.com was acquired by Korn Ferry on July 21, 2000. The company was founded by Jesse Keller. | Technology Services |
| Metacat, Inc. | |
| Lazar Enterprises, Inc. |