Dwight Merriman

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Dwight Merriman
Dwight-merriman.jpg
Born (1968-08-05) August 5, 1968 (age 57)
Education Miami University
Occupation(s) Entrepreneur
Racing driver
Known forCo-founder of DoubleClick and MongoDB Inc.
Website www.mongodb.com
An Oreca 07 LMP2 driven by Dwight Merriman Era LMP2 WGI23 06.jpg
An Oreca 07 LMP2 driven by Dwight Merriman

Dwight Merriman (born August 5, 1968) [1] is an American Internet executive, racing driver, and entrepreneur in New York City's Silicon Alley. Best known for co-founding DoubleClick with Kevin O'Connor [2] and serving as its CTO for 10 years, Merriman currently serves on the Board of Directors of MongoDB Inc., where he was previously cofounder and chairman. [3]

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Business career

DoubleClick was sold in 2005 for $1.1 billion to Hellman and Friedman LLC, and Merriman stepped down as CTO shortly thereafter. DoubleClick was acquired by Google for $3.1 billion in March 2008. [4]

After leaving DoubleClick, Merriman, along with former DoubleClick CEO Kevin Ryan, founded AlleyCorp, a network of affiliated Internet companies, including MongoDB Inc., ShopWiki, Business Insider, and Gilt Groupe. [5]

Racing career

Merriman began his racing career in 2018, driving a Volkswagen Golf for Heinlein Racing Development in the Pirelli World Challenge. He ended 9th overall at the end of the season. [6] Two years later, in 2020, Merriman made his debut in the 24 Hours of Daytona for Era Motorsport alongside drivers Kyle Tilley, Ryan Lewis, and Nicolas Minassian. They finished 4th in their class, 11th overall.

In 2021, he returned with Era Motorsport to the 24 Hours of Daytona alongside Tilley, Ryan Dalziel, and Paul-Loup Chatin. The group recorded 787 laps, winning their class. [7]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2018 Pirelli World Challenge - TCR Heinlein Racing Development1200001309th
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport40003925th
2021 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Am Era Motorsport441041041st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 7200316204th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 40000231st
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport7101318922nd
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport7000217405th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport52004159714th
2025 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Era Motorsport
24H Series - GT3

* Season still in progress.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567RankPoints
2020 Era MotorsportLMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
3
SEB
4
ELK
4
ATL
6
ATL LGA SEB 5th92
2021 Era MotorsportLMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
1
SEB
2
WGI
5
WGL ELK
1
LGA
4
ATL
5
4th1620
2022 Era MotorsportLMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
10
SEB
3
LGA
2
MDO
5
WGL
7
ELK
1
PET
5
2nd1892
2023 Era MotorsportLMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
9
SEB
3
LGA
7
WGL
2
ELK
6
IMS
6
PET
5
5th1740
2024 Era MotorsportLMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
1
SEB
1
WGL
12
MOS ELK IMS
3
ATL
3
14th1597

* Season still in progress

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamCo-DriversCarEngineClassNo.1234Pos.Points
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Era Motorsport Flag of Greece.svg Andreas Laskaratos
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Tilley
Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 P2 Am18 DUB
1

1
DUB
2

1
ABU
1

1
ABU
2

1
1st104

24 Hours of Daytona results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2020 Flag of the United States.svg Era Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Lewis
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Tilley
Oreca 07 LMP280011th3rd
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Era Motorsport Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Dalziel
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Tilley
Oreca 07 LMP27876th1st

References

  1. "Dwight Merriman Photos - Images and Galleries Featuring Dwight Merriman".
  2. Founder stories Kevin O'Connor
  3. MongoDB leadership
  4. Google Spends $3.1 Billion To Acquire DoubleClick
  5. "AlleyCorp Churns Out Grab Bag of Tech Companies"
  6. "Pirelli World Challenge - TCR 2018 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  7. "01/30/2021 race: Rolex 24 at Daytona (WSCC) - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-02-02.