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Michael J. Mertz is the Co-President, of Partner Solutions at First Data Corporation. This is a $2.8 billion revenue segment of First Data. First Data was acquired in July 2019, by Fiserv for $22 billion. Michael has been actively involved in the business of financial technology and payment solutions since 2003 when he founded MertzCo. Michael sold his company, MertzCo, to CardConnect in 2017 and he became one of the largest individual shareholders of CardConnect. CardConnect was acquired by First Data for $750 million. Michael was instrumental in this sale to First Data. Michael is an active commercial real estate developer and investor. He is currently invested in early-stage companies Bluestone Lane, RhinoDox, Honeybrains, and Top Ya! Michael was one of Sequoia Sciences¡¯ first investors, and he has invested in the majority of its financing rounds. Michael is a current member of the Chicago Board of Trade where he traded the 30-year bond futures from 1993 to 2003.