Aaron Vermut
Aaron Vermut is the chief executive officer and a director of Prosper Marketplace, Inc., a leading online marketplace for credit. Prior to joining Prosper, Aaron was managing director, co-head of prime services at Wells Fargo Prime Services, LLC (formerly Merlin Securities, LLC). He was a founder and managing partner at Merlin Securities, as well as on the Board of Directors and chairman of Merlin Canada Ltd. until its acquisition by Wells Fargo Securities in 2012. Prior to Merlin Securities, Aaron held roles as a principal at New Enterprise Associates and as a senior consultant at Cambridge Technology Partners.
Aaron has an MBA in finance and entrepreneurship from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BA in history and German literature from Washington University in St. Louis. Aaron lives in San Francisco with his wife and four children.