Currently, Rahul Narandas Merchant is Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners LLC. Mr. Merchant is also on the board of 9 other companies.

Mr. Merchant previously occupied the position of Chief Information Officer & Executive VP for Federal National Mortgage Association, Chief Information & Innovation Officer at City of New York (New York), Partner at Exigen Capital LP, Chief Technology & Information Officer, SVP at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Chief Information Officer & Senior Executive VP at TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Co. and SEVP, Head-Client Services & Technology at Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America-College.

He received a graduate degree from the University of Memphis, an undergraduate degree from the University of Mumbai and an MBA from Temple University (Pennsylvania).