Mr. Merchant is BioCurity's Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board. Mr. Merchant has structured, negotiated and executed transactions in the healthcare space through his past business experience with his Family office and affiliated companies.
Mr. Merchant is the founder of The Merchants Financial Group, Ltd. ("MFG"), a privately held capital investment company founded in 1986 and headquartered in Atlanta. MFG focuses on identifying and developing international growth opportunities in multiple business sectors including but not limited to healthcare including generic products, biotech, life sciences, retail and merchant banking, nanotechnology, AI, crypto, FinTech, global mixed use real estate, product development research manufacturing and distribution globally, world-wide logistics, US and International franchising, and underwriting of traditional and alternative financial products.
Mr. Merchant is Chairperson of his Family’s Capital Fund, a position he has successfully served since 1982. Mr. Merchant has developed a meaningful network that includes Fortune 500 companies and businesses local to each region of the world. The Family has executed partnering transactions with global companies in complex business transactions and been instrumental in the growth of franchised and non-franchised global brands in multiple regions of the world.
As an active resident of Atlanta for many years, Mr. Merchant served on the Atlanta Regional Commission Board for seven years and was one of the founding members of Atlanta Vision 20/20. Mr. Merchant, recognized for his effectiveness in Atlanta, served on President George W. Bush’s Advisory Board for Economic Development and the Small Business Sub-committee, for an outstanding 6-year tenure. Mr. Merchant has interacted with governments throughout the world at the highest levels and is a well-recognized and respected businessperson, internationally.
Each experience and position held, expanded Mr. Merchant's knowledge, and understanding, thus allowing him to easily adapt and prosper in all industries across the spectrum, including his key advisory roles resolving matters for his local governments and municipalities, on a political level.
Mr. Merchant is recognized for his biotech-life sciences experience and serves on the Executive Financial Board for the World Stem Cell Summit (WSCS), which is regarded as one of the largest stem cell and regenerative medicine conferences, worldwide. In January 2020, the Board of Directors for the Regenerative Medicine Foundation (RMF) elected Mr. Merchant to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors for RMF.