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'ConnorFounder stories 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.MongoDB leadership
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.Google Spends $3.1 Billion To Acquire DoubleClick
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."AlleyCorp Churns Out Grab Bag of Tech Companies"
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.
Racing record Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2018 Pirelli World Challenge - TCR Heinlein Racing Development1200001309th 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport 4 0 0 0 3 92 5th 2021 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Am Era Motorsport 4 4 1 0 4 104 1st IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 7 2 0 0 3 1620 4th European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport40000231st 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport7101318922nd 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport 7 0 0 0 2 1740 5th 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport 5 2 0 0 4 1597 14th2025 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Era Motorsport 24H Series - GT3202624H Series - GT3Era Motorsport * 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) YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567RankPoints2020Era MotorsportLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB ELK ATL ATLLGA SEB5th922021Era MotorsportLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGIWGL ELK LGA ATL 4th 1620 2022 Era Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LGA MDO WGL ELK PET 2nd 1892 2023 Era Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAYSEB LGA WGL ELK IMS PET 5th 17402024Era MotorsportLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL 14th 1597 * Season still in progress
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) +YearTeamCo-DriversCarEngineClass1234Pos.Points2021 Era Motorsport Andreas Laskaratos Kyle TilleyOreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8P2 Am18DUB1DUB2ABU1ABU2 1st 104
24 Hours of Daytona results YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLaps2020 Era Motorsport Ryan Lewis Nicolas Minassian Kyle TilleyOreca 07LMP280011th 3rd2021 Era Motorsport Paul-Loup Chatin Ryan Dalziel Kyle TilleyOreca 07LMP27876th 1st
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