Mr. Merkl has over 16 years experience in management consulting and finance. Mr. Merkl is also Chairman of the Sea Change Investment Fund, a venture capital fund dedicated to investments in the sustainable seafood sector. Prior to joining CEA,  Mr. Merkl spent nine years as a management consultant—first with McKinsey and Company, where he co-founded the firm’s environmental consulting practice, and later with CH2M HILL as Vice President of the Firm’s management consulting group.

Mr. Merkl holds a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard University (with honors), a Masters of Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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