CAREN D. MERRICK - Corporate Board Profile

Software Technology Evidence

16 mention(s) identify CAREN D. MERRICK as having software/technology expertise.

Company	Filing Date	Evidence	Reason
GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP	2015-03-23	Ms. Merrick is the founder of, and, since 2014 has served as the chief executive officer of, Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement. Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies.	Founder and CEO of a mobile application and digital publishing company, co-founder and executive vice president of webMethods, Inc., a business-to-business enterprise software company, and partner at an investment firm focused on technology sectors.
GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP	2016-03-18	Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies.	Has software-related technical skills; co-founded and served as executive vice president of webMethods, Inc., a business-to-business enterprise software company, and has experience in technology sectors.
GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP	2017-03-17	Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies.	Ms. Merrick co-founded webMethods, Inc., a business-to-business enterprise software company, and has experience in the technology sector, indicating software-related technical skills.
GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP	2018-03-16	Ms. Merrick founded and from 2014 to 2017 served as the chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company. She co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions.	Has experience as founder and CEO of a mobile application and digital publishing company, co-founded webMethods, Inc., a business-to-business enterprise software company, indicating software-related skills.
GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP	2019-03-18	Ms. Merrick founded and from 2014 to 2017 served as the chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement. Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions for Global 2000 companies.	Has software-related experience as founder and CEO of a mobile application and digital publishing company, and co-founder and executive vice president of a business-to-business enterprise software solutions company.
GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP	2020-03-23	Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions for Global 2000 companies. Ms. Merrick served on the boards of directors of VisualCV, a venture-backed online resume and corporate talent management solution, from 2008 to 2011, Inova Healthcare Services from 2001 to 2005, and the Northern Virginia Technology Council from 2000 to 2004. Ms. Merrick previously served as a member of the Technology Subgroup on the Virginia Governor’s Economic Development and Jobs Creation Commission from 2010 to 2011. Ms. Merrick also was director of AOL.com for America Online from 1996 to 1997, and has also been a consultant for Australia Post, a $5 billion government business enterprise that provides postal, retail and financial, logistics and fulfillment services across Australia.	Ms. Merrick co-founded and served as executive vice president of webMethods, Inc., a company providing business-to-business enterprise software solutions, indicating software-related technical skills.
GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP	2021-03-19	Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions for Global 2000 companies.	Has co-founded and served as executive vice president of webMethods, Inc., a business-to-business enterprise software company, indicating software-related technical skills.
GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\DE	2018-06-15	Founder and chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement, from 2014 until 2017.	Founder and chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company, indicating experience with software development.
GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\DE	2021-06-21	Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement, from 2014 until 2017.	Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement, indicating experience with software products.
GLADSTONE LAND Corp	2015-03-27	“Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies.”	She has direct experience founding and leading a business-to-business enterprise software company and has worked in technology-focused investment/advisory roles, which is the clearest software-related background among the directors listed.
GLADSTONE LAND Corp	2016-03-25	“Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies.”	She has direct software and technology-sector experience, including co-founding webMethods, Inc., which provided enterprise software solutions, and leading a mobile application and digital publishing company. This is the strongest indication of software-adjacent technical background in the filing.
GLADSTONE LAND Corp	2017-03-31	"Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies."	She has direct experience with enterprise software and technology-sector companies, including co-founding webMethods, a business-to-business enterprise software company, and serving as founder/CEO of a mobile application and digital publishing company.
GLADSTONE LAND Corp	2018-04-02	"Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions for Global 2000 companies."	She co-founded and led webMethods, a company that provides enterprise software solutions, and also founded a mobile application company; this is the strongest evidence in the filing of direct software-industry technical adjacency, though it still does not explicitly state she can write code.
GLADSTONE LAND Corp	2019-04-01	"Ms. Merrick founded and from 2014 to 2017 served as the chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company... Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions"	She has direct experience with enterprise software and a mobile application company, which indicates adjacent technical/software background relevant to writing programs.
GLADSTONE LAND Corp	2020-03-30	"Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions for Global 2000 companies."	She has direct experience with enterprise software and a mobile application company, including co-founding webMethods, which provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions; this is the strongest software-adjacent technical background in the filing.
GLADSTONE LAND Corp	2021-04-02	"Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions for Global 2000 companies."	She has direct experience with enterprise software and technology companies, including co-founding webMethods, which provided business-to-business enterprise software solutions; this is the strongest software-adjacent technical background among the directors listed.

GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2014-12-12	Caren D. Merrick (54) ... Director ... Ms. Merrick was selected to serve as an independent director ... Audit Committee ... Following the end of the 2014 fiscal year, Ms. Merrick was appointed to the Audit Committee ... Compensation Committee's current alternate members, Mr. Parker and Mmes. English and Merrick ... Ms. Merrick was appointed as an additional alternate in November 2014 ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL 2014 ... Caren D. Merrick ... $0
2015-12-11	Caren D. Merrick (55) ... Director ... During fiscal year 2015, the Audit Committee was composed of Messrs. Parker (Chairperson) and Outland and Mses. English and Merrick ... Mr. Parker and Mses. English and Merrick currently serve as alternate members of the Compensation Committee ... The Valuation Committee, which is composed of Ms. Merrick (Chairman), and Messrs. Outland, Parker and Wilkinson
2016-12-09	Caren D. Merrick (56) ... Director ... Ms. Merrick was selected to serve as an independent director on our Board ... During fiscal year 2016, the Audit Committee was composed of Messrs. Parker (Chairperson) and Outland and Mses. English and Merrick. ... Mr. Parker and Mses. English and Merrick currently serve as alternate members of the Compensation Committee ... Mr. Parker and Mses. English and Merrick currently serve as alternate members of the Ethics Committee ... The Valuation Committee, which is composed of Ms. Merrick (Chairman), and Messrs. Outland, Parker and Wilkinson ... Total Compensation from Fund and Fund Complex Paid to Directors ... 156,000
2017-12-08	Caren D. Merrick (57) ... Director ... The Company’s Ethics, Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee (the “Ethics Committee”) nominated three incumbent directors: Caren D. Merrick and Walter H. Wilkinson, Jr.
2018-12-14	Caren D. Merrick (58) ... Director ... Mses. English and Merrick are independent directors ... Compensation for fiscal year 2018 ... Total Compensation from Fund and Fund Complex Paid to Directors ... $168,000.
2019-12-16	Caren D. Merrick (59) ... Director ... Term expires at 2021 annual meeting. Director since November 2014. ... The following table shows ... Caren D. Merrick ... $44,000
2020-12-18	Caren D. Merrick (60) ... Director ... Ms. Merrick was selected to serve as an independent director ... Caren D. Merrick X *X ... Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2020 ... Aggregate Compensation from Fund 45,000
2021-12-17	Caren D. Merrick (61) ... Director ... Ms. Merrick was selected to serve as an independent director ... The following table identifies our standing committees and their current members ... Caren D. Merrick ... X ... *X ... Total Compensation from Fund and Fund Complex Paid to Directors ... 169,000

Filing Date

Source Excerpt

2014-12-12

Caren D. Merrick (54) ... Director ... Ms. Merrick was selected to serve as an independent director ... Audit Committee ... Following the end of the 2014 fiscal year, Ms. Merrick was appointed to the Audit Committee ... Compensation Committee's current alternate members, Mr. Parker and Mmes. English and Merrick ... Ms. Merrick was appointed as an additional alternate in November 2014 ... DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL 2014 ... Caren D. Merrick ... $0

2015-12-11

Caren D. Merrick (55) ... Director ... During fiscal year 2015, the Audit Committee was composed of Messrs. Parker (Chairperson) and Outland and Mses. English and Merrick ... Mr. Parker and Mses. English and Merrick currently serve as alternate members of the Compensation Committee ... The Valuation Committee, which is composed of Ms. Merrick (Chairman), and Messrs. Outland, Parker and Wilkinson

2016-12-09

Caren D. Merrick (56) ... Director ... Ms. Merrick was selected to serve as an independent director on our Board ... During fiscal year 2016, the Audit Committee was composed of Messrs. Parker (Chairperson) and Outland and Mses. English and Merrick. ... Mr. Parker and Mses. English and Merrick currently serve as alternate members of the Compensation Committee ... Mr. Parker and Mses. English and Merrick currently serve as alternate members of the Ethics Committee ... The Valuation Committee, which is composed of Ms. Merrick (Chairman), and Messrs. Outland, Parker and Wilkinson ... Total Compensation from Fund and Fund Complex Paid to Directors ... 156,000

2017-12-08

Caren D. Merrick (57) ... Director ... The Company’s Ethics, Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee (the “Ethics Committee”) nominated three incumbent directors: Caren D. Merrick and Walter H. Wilkinson, Jr.

2018-12-14

Caren D. Merrick (58) ... Director ... Mses. English and Merrick are independent directors ... Compensation for fiscal year 2018 ... Total Compensation from Fund and Fund Complex Paid to Directors ... $168,000.

2019-12-16

Caren D. Merrick (59) ... Director ... Term expires at 2021 annual meeting. Director since November 2014. ... The following table shows ... Caren D. Merrick ... $44,000

2020-12-18

Caren D. Merrick (60) ... Director ... Ms. Merrick was selected to serve as an independent director ... Caren D. Merrick X *X ... Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2020 ... Aggregate Compensation from Fund 45,000

2021-12-17

Caren D. Merrick (61) ... Director ... Ms. Merrick was selected to serve as an independent director ... The following table identifies our standing committees and their current members ... Caren D. Merrick ... X ... *X ... Total Compensation from Fund and Fund Complex Paid to Directors ... 169,000

GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2015-03-23	Ms. Merrick is the founder of, and, since 2014 has served as the chief executive officer of, Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement. Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies.
2016-03-18	Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies.
2017-03-17	Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies.
2018-03-16	Ms. Merrick founded and from 2014 to 2017 served as the chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company. She co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions.
2019-03-18	Ms. Merrick founded and from 2014 to 2017 served as the chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement. Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions for Global 2000 companies.
2020-03-23	Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions for Global 2000 companies. Ms. Merrick served on the boards of directors of VisualCV, a venture-backed online resume and corporate talent management solution, from 2008 to 2011, Inova Healthcare Services from 2001 to 2005, and the Northern Virginia Technology Council from 2000 to 2004. Ms. Merrick previously served as a member of the Technology Subgroup on the Virginia Governor’s Economic Development and Jobs Creation Commission from 2010 to 2011. Ms. Merrick also was director of AOL.com for America Online from 1996 to 1997, and has also been a consultant for Australia Post, a $5 billion government business enterprise that provides postal, retail and financial, logistics and fulfillment services across Australia.
2021-03-19	Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions for Global 2000 companies.

Filing Date

Source Excerpt

2015-03-23

Ms. Merrick is the founder of, and, since 2014 has served as the chief executive officer of, Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement. Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies.

2016-03-18

2017-03-17

2018-03-16

Ms. Merrick founded and from 2014 to 2017 served as the chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company. She co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions.

2019-03-18

Ms. Merrick founded and from 2014 to 2017 served as the chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement. Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions for Global 2000 companies.

2020-03-23

Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions for Global 2000 companies. Ms. Merrick served on the boards of directors of VisualCV, a venture-backed online resume and corporate talent management solution, from 2008 to 2011, Inova Healthcare Services from 2001 to 2005, and the Northern Virginia Technology Council from 2000 to 2004. Ms. Merrick previously served as a member of the Technology Subgroup on the Virginia Governor’s Economic Development and Jobs Creation Commission from 2010 to 2011. Ms. Merrick also was director of AOL.com for America Online from 1996 to 1997, and has also been a consultant for Australia Post, a $5 billion government business enterprise that provides postal, retail and financial, logistics and fulfillment services across Australia.

2021-03-19

GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\DE

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2015-06-19	Founder and chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company, since 2014.
2016-06-17	Caren D. Merrick (56) - Founder and CEO of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company. No explicit mention of programming or technical skills.
2017-06-16	Founder and chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company, since 2014. Partner with Bilbury Partners, an investment advisory firm, since 2004.
2018-06-15	Founder and chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement, from 2014 until 2017.
2019-06-14	Founder and CEO of Caren Merrick & Co., an advisory firm on growth strategies, since 2014. Founder and chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement, from 2014 until 2017.
2020-06-15	Founder and CEO of Caren Merrick & Co., an advisory firm on growth strategies, since 2014. Founder and chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement, from 2014 until 2017. Partner with Bilbury Partners, an investment and advisory firm that focuses on enterprise and consumer technology sectors, from 2004 until 2018.
2021-06-21	Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement, from 2014 until 2017.

Filing Date

Source Excerpt

2015-06-19

Founder and chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company, since 2014.

2016-06-17

Caren D. Merrick (56) - Founder and CEO of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company. No explicit mention of programming or technical skills.

2017-06-16

Founder and chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company, since 2014. Partner with Bilbury Partners, an investment advisory firm, since 2004.

2018-06-15

Founder and chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement, from 2014 until 2017.

2019-06-14

2020-06-15

Founder and CEO of Caren Merrick & Co., an advisory firm on growth strategies, since 2014. Founder and chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement, from 2014 until 2017. Partner with Bilbury Partners, an investment and advisory firm that focuses on enterprise and consumer technology sectors, from 2004 until 2018.

2021-06-21

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company focused on leadership development and career advancement, from 2014 until 2017.

GLADSTONE LAND Corp

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2015-03-27	“Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies.”
2016-03-25	“Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies.”
2017-03-31	"Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies."
2018-04-02	"Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions for Global 2000 companies."
2019-04-01	"Ms. Merrick founded and from 2014 to 2017 served as the chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company... Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions"
2020-03-30	"Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions for Global 2000 companies."
2021-04-02	"Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions for Global 2000 companies."
2022-04-01	"During the last fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, the Audit Committee consisted of Messrs. Parker (Chairperson) and Outland and Mses. English and Merrick."

Filing Date

Source Excerpt

2015-03-27

“Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies.”

2016-03-25

2017-03-31

"Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solution for Global 2000 companies."

2018-04-02

2019-04-01

"Ms. Merrick founded and from 2014 to 2017 served as the chief executive officer of Pocket Mentor, a mobile application and digital publishing company... Ms. Merrick co-founded and from 1996 to 2001 served as an executive vice president of, webMethods, Inc., a company that provides business-to-business enterprise software solutions"

2020-03-30

2021-04-02

2022-04-01

"During the last fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, the Audit Committee consisted of Messrs. Parker (Chairperson) and Outland and Mses. English and Merrick."