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Dwight Merriman

American businessman (born 1968)

Dwight Merriman (born August 5, 1968) 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 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.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Dwight Merriman (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 5, 1968.¹

Companies

MongoDB Inc.Board member Jul 1, 2020 to now¹⁰
DoubleClickFounder¹¹
MongoDB Inc.Founder¹²

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

MongoDB Inc. MDB1,042,215 shares¹³$362.8M at $348.06Aug 18, 2026

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

Aug 17, 2026Sold 120 shares at $456.36 of MongoDB Inc.¹³
Aug 17, 2026Sold 80 shares at $454.88 of MongoDB Inc.¹³
Aug 17, 2026Sold 2,174 shares at $453.71 of MongoDB Inc.¹³
Aug 17, 2026Sold 460 shares at $452.55 of MongoDB Inc.¹³
Aug 17, 2026Sold 522 shares at $451.22 of MongoDB Inc.¹³
Aug 17, 2026Sold 1,652 shares at $450.28 of MongoDB Inc.¹³
Aug 17, 2026Sold 992 shares at $448.98 of MongoDB Inc.¹³
Aug 14, 2026Sold 3,248 shares at $472.22 of MongoDB Inc.¹³
Aug 14, 2026Sold 6,752 shares at $469.81 of MongoDB Inc.¹³
Jul 16, 2026Sold 2,774 shares at $333.42 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁴
Jul 16, 2026Sold 80 shares at $329.54 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁴
Jul 16, 2026Sold 81 shares at $328.30 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁴
Jul 16, 2026Sold 1,363 shares at $327.70 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁴
Jul 16, 2026Sold 867 shares at $325.48 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁴
Jul 16, 2026Sold 835 shares at $324.12 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁴
Jul 14, 2026Sold 2,000 shares at $324.05 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁴
Jul 14, 2026Sold 120 shares at $323.03 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁴
Jul 14, 2026Sold 2,120 shares at $321.78 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁴
Jul 14, 2026Sold 680 shares at $320.65 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁴
Jul 14, 2026Sold 2,480 shares at $319.73 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁴
Jul 14, 2026Sold 120 shares at $317.82 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁴
Jul 14, 2026Sold 2,480 shares at $316.52 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁴
Jun 30, 2026Sold 1,130 shares at $334.25 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁵
Jun 30, 2026Granted 767 shares of MongoDB Inc.¹⁵
Jun 15, 2026Sold 6,000 shares at $348.92 of MongoDB Inc.¹⁶

Early life and education

Date not recordedMiami University³

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur.⁷

Since 2020Board member, MongoDB Inc.⁶
Date not recordedFounded DoubleClick⁴
Date not recordedFounded MongoDB Inc.⁵

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.

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.

Racing career

Merriman began his racing career in 2018, driving a Volkswagen Golf for Heinlein Racing Development in the Pirelli World Challenge. He ended ninth overall at the end of the season. 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 fourth in their class, 11th overall.

In 2021, Merriman 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.

Career summary

* Season still in progress.