# Seth Merrin

> Seth Merrin is a New York entrepreneur and author who co-founded Liquidnet, founded Merrin Financial and co-founded VIE Systems. Formerly Liquidnet’s CEO and executive chairman, he now leads Claritai, which applies AI and operational change to service businesses, starting with accounting. His philanthropy includes Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda, established with Anne Heyman.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Claritai
- **Organizations:** Claritai, Liquidnet, Merrin Financial, VIE Systems, Neuravest Research, Tufts University, Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village
- **Education:** Degree in political science, Tufts University, Bronx High School of Science
- **Known for:** Founded Merrin Financial, which introduced early electronic order management, compliance and routing systems for asset managers., Co-founded Liquidnet and led its development into an international institutional trading network., Named 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Metro New York in Financial Services.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1985** — Worked as a risk arbitrage trader at CIBC Oppenheimer.
- **1985** — Founded Merrin Financial.
- **1996** — Merrin Financial was acquired by ADP.
- **1997** — Co-founded VIE Systems.
- **1999** — Co-founded Liquidnet; the network went live in 2001.
- **2004** — Joined the Tufts University board of trustees.
- **2016** — Published The Power of Positive Destruction with Carlye Adler through Wiley.
- **2020** — Moved from Liquidnet CEO to executive chairman as Brian Conroy became CEO.
- **2021** — Departed Liquidnet after TP ICAP’s acquisition and joined Neuravest as executive chairman.
- **2026** — Claritai’s website identifies Merrin as founder and CEO; the firm focuses initially on accounting.

## Achievements

- Founded Merrin Financial, which introduced early electronic order management, compliance and routing systems for asset managers.
- Co-founded Liquidnet and led its development into an international institutional trading network.
- Named 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Metro New York in Financial Services.
- Ranked seventh in Institutional Investor’s 2008 Online Finance 40.
- Authored The Power of Positive Destruction with Carlye Adler.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — As verified in October 2026, Claritai identifies Seth Merrin as founder and CEO, describes accounting as its first market and NEO as its first solution. This is a current-status verification, not a dated launch announcement.

## Links

- Website: https://claritai.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethmerrin

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Last updated: 2026-10-27