Kevin Merritt
Owner and Publisher at Wine Industry Insight
Kevin Merritt is a Board Director at InnoVint and TechSmart Inc., Owner and Publisher at Wine Industry Insight, and an entrepreneur and aspiring winemaker. He founded MessageRite and Socrata, both acquired, and Wine Industry Insight, which he still owns. His expertise includes technology entrepreneurship, angel investing, advisory roles, and the wine industry.
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Wine Industry Insight Owner and Publisher 2023–present · current
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InnoVint Board Director 2020–present · current
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Kevin Merritt Entrepreneur 2019–present, Aspiring Winemaker 2019–present · current
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TechSmart Inc. Board Director 2018–present · current
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Authorium (formerly City Innovate) Board Director 2022–2025 · past
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Kevin White Winery Production Assistant 2020–2023 · past
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Hazel Analytics Advisor 2019–2023 · past
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Sigma IQ Board Member 2019–2021 · past
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Tyler Technologies Chief Evangelist 2019, President, Data & Insights Division 2018–2019 · past
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First Due Advisor 2018–2021 · past
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Commerce Advisor, Commerce Data Advisory Council 2015–2017 · past
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Data Foundation Member Board of Directors 2015–2018 · past
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Data Transparency Coalition Advisor 2014–2018 · past
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Socrata Founder, President & CEO 2007–2018, Former Founder of Socrata; Investor 2018 · past
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Microsoft Director of Operations 2005–2006 · past
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FrontBridge Technologies, Inc Vice President, Archiving and Compliance 2004–2005 · past
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MessageRite, Inc. Founder, President & CEO 2002–2004 · past
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Smith Barney Chief Information Officer 1996–2002 · past
Education
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Northwest Wine Academy Viticulture and Enology · 2019–2022
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Sierra College AS, Computer Science
Organizations
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Wine Industry Insight Owner and Publisher 2023–present · current
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InnoVint Board Director 2020–present · current
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Kevin Merritt Entrepreneur 2019–present, Aspiring Winemaker 2019–present · current
Education
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Northwest Wine Academy Viticulture and Enology · 2019–2022
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Sierra College AS, Computer Science
