MeridianLink Announces New Board Members to Accelerate Investment and Growth

Appointees bring decades of experience leading fintech and enterprise software companies and serving community financial institutions

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following its recent acquisition by Centerbridge Partners and Silversmith Partners, MeridianLink, Inc., a leading provider of digital lending and data-driven decisioning solutions, has announced the appointment of six industry leaders as new members of the Board of its parent company, and named David Murphy as Chairman. Joining MeridianLink President and CEO Larry Katz on the Board, these new members bring strategic vision and broad operating expertise that will accelerate the company’s mission to empower community financial institutions to grow, scale and serve with a trusted lending platform that simplifies and automates life’s financial moments.

The new Board members bring decades of experience building and scaling category defining enterprise software and financial technology companies, with a strong track record of innovation, operational excellence, and delivering exceptional customer experiences. They include:

David Murphy, Chairman of the Board, has over 35 years of experience in senior leadership and board roles driving market adoption, disruptive growth and value creation. Murphy spent the last decade leading private equity companies, often as Executive Chairman, and served as Senior Operating Partner at Thoma Bravo. Over his career as an operating executive, he was instrumental in building Conga, Blue Coat, Mercury Interactive and Tivoli Systems into market leaders and served as interim chief executive officer at Riverbed, Qlik and Apttus.

Jonathan Corr, who retired as President and CEO of Ellie Mae (now ICE Mortgage Technology) in November 2020, has more than 35 years of experience in executive leadership, corporate strategy and acquisitions. During his 18-year tenure at Ellie Mae, including roles spanning COO, Chief Strategy Officer and senior product leadership, he helped grow the company through organic growth and acquisitions. He led the company’s privatization with Thoma Bravo in 2019 and subsequently oversaw its sale to Intercontinental Exchange in 2020. In early 2022, Corr founded Omniscient Owl Productions LLC to pursue commercial theatrical production, and he currently serves as an investor, board member and advisor to private technology companies.

Charles E. (“Chuck”) Fagan III is President and Chief Executive Officer of Velera, the nation’s premier credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated fintech solutions provider. Prior to the combination of PSCU and Co-op Solutions which formed Velera in January 2024, he served as President and CEO of PSCU, where he drove significant revenue growth and major technology investments, including the launch of Lumin Digital. With more than 30 years in the credit union industry, Fagan also previously served as President and CEO of the Credit Union Executives Society (CUES) and held earlier positions at Electronic Data Systems and Virginia Credit Union. A recognized industry advocate and frequent speaker, he serves as chairman of the board for Lumin Digital, a member of the board of directors for Kinective, and co-chair of the FinTech Limited Partner Advisory Board for Black Dragon Capital. In March 2026, Fagan announced his planned retirement from Velera at the conclusion of the company’s current fiscal year on September 30, 2026.

Jared Hendricks is a Senior Managing Director, Head of Technology investing at Centerbridge, which he joined in 2006. Prior to joining Centerbridge, he was an Associate at Silver Lake Partners, a private equity firm specializing in technology and growth-oriented companies operating at scale. Previously, he was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Global Industrial and Services Group at Credit Suisse First Boston. Hendricks also serves on the boards of Acoustic, CSI, Netwrix, Precisely, and Speedcast.

Ben Jaffe is a Managing Director at Centerbridge. He joined Centerbridge in 2013 and currently focuses on investments in the Technology sector. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Jaffe was an Analyst at the The Blackstone Group L.P. Jaffe serves on the Board of Directors of CSI and Speedcast.

Todd MacLean is a Co-Founder of Silversmith Capital Partners, which he launched in 2015 to build long-term partnerships with exceptional entrepreneurs across the SaaS and information services sectors. He is guided by a thematic belief in the power of data as a defining competitive moat of the 21st century and in cloud-based models that democratize access to technology and create new markets. MacLean began his growth equity career more than 25 years ago, with experience spanning Summit Partners, Accel Partners, and Bain Capital.

“I am pleased to welcome this distinguished group of leaders to our Board,” said Katz. “Their diverse perspectives and collective experience building and scaling financial technology and enterprise software companies will be invaluable as we invest in our platform and advance our transformation into a modern, AI-forward lending technology company,” Katz said. “With their guidance, we are well positioned to accelerate growth, modernize our solutions, and deliver even greater value to our customers and the communities they serve.”

About MeridianLink

MeridianLink’s leading digital lending platform and suite of solutions help retail banks, credit unions, IMBs, and consumer reporting agencies grow, scale, and serve. Powered by smarter automation, built-in compliance, trusted AI and data, and the industry’s most robust partner network, we connect consumers to a modern technology ecosystem. Our solutions across account opening, loan origination and optimization, digital mortgages, collections, and reporting accelerate processes, deliver personalized experiences, and foster lasting relationships. Together, we’re making lending human.