# Shahed Ahmed

> Shahed Ahmed is Executive Vice President and COO at Merritt Group, where he oversees Marketing Services and leads MG Labs’ practical AI testing. A former CNET reporter with an economics degree from the University of Maryland, he works across technology communications, content strategy and digital marketing. His public writing examines how platforms shape attention and how buyers understand new technology.

- **Role:** Executive Vice President, COO at Merritt Group
- **Organizations:** Merritt Group, CNET, Sega of America, Bender/Helper Impact, Chamber of Commerce of Washington D.C., Global Science & Technology, Inc.
- **Education:** BA in Economics, University of Maryland, College Park
- **Known for:** Oversees Merritt Group’s Marketing Services., Leads MG Labs, which evaluates AI tools for marketing and PR., Participated in the TeradataVoice collaboration, a 2015 Digiday best brand newsroom finalist.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Published GameSpot reporting on Dreamcast sales and SegaNet.
- **2001** — Reported on Sega’s move to third-party software publishing.
- **2007** — Joined Merritt Group, according to MarketScreener’s professional profile.
- **2014** — Published commentary on algorithmic curation and content discovery.
- **2015** — Represented the TeradataVoice program at the Digiday Content Marketing Awards as a brand newsroom finalist.
- **2018** — Spoke to George Mason University students about technology CMO research and career lessons.
- **2024** — Published an evaluation of HubSpot AI and discussed Merritt Group’s B2B AI buyer survey on Lay of the Brand.
- **2025** — Published MG Labs’ comparison of GPT-4o and Imagen 3 for business imagery.
- **2026** — Merritt Group’s leadership page lists him as Executive Vice President and COO.

## Achievements

- Oversees Merritt Group’s Marketing Services.
- Leads MG Labs, which evaluates AI tools for marketing and PR.
- Participated in the TeradataVoice collaboration, a 2015 Digiday best brand newsroom finalist.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Published an evaluation comparing GPT-4o and Imagen 3 for B2B and B2G imagery.
- **2026-10** — As checked in October 2026, Merritt Group’s leadership roster identifies Ahmed as Executive Vice President and COO; this is an observation date, not a promotion date.

## Links

- Website: https://www.merrittgrp.com/leadership/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahed-ahmed-b06267a

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Last updated: 2026-10-06