Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Michael W. Ferro, Jr. (born July 24, 1966) is an American inventor, investor and philanthropist. He is best known for founding the Internet software company Click Commerce. He is also the founder and CEO of Merrick Ventures LLC, a Chicago-based private equity firm.An inventor of a number of proprietary products and processes, Ferro holds multiple patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Most recently, Ferro was issued a patent for his innovations in medical imaging for MERGE healthcare, and several of Ferro’s developments are currently patent pending.Ferro is active in the Midwest’s budding tech scene, where he focuses on mentoring young entrepreneurs. Ferro was named to the \"100 Most Powerful Chicagoans\" list and is a perennial honoree on the \"Who’s Who\" list by Crain’s Chicago Business.From 2008-2015, Ferro served as the chairman of NASDAQ company Merge Healthcare, turning the organization into a billion-dollar enterprise, which was acquired by IBM in October. From 2011 until early 2016, Ferro served as the Chairman of Wrapports LLC, which owns media properties like the Sun-Times Network, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Reader, Chicago.com, Aggrego, Thecube.com and Higi LLC. On Thursday, February 4, 2016, it was announced that Ferro became the largest shareholder and non-executive chairman of Tribune Publishing after driving home a $44-million deal via his investment firm Merrick Media.Ferro currently resides in Chicago, Illinois."@en }
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- Michael_W._Ferro,_Jr. abstract "Michael W. Ferro, Jr. (born July 24, 1966) is an American inventor, investor and philanthropist. He is best known for founding the Internet software company Click Commerce. He is also the founder and CEO of Merrick Ventures LLC, a Chicago-based private equity firm.An inventor of a number of proprietary products and processes, Ferro holds multiple patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Most recently, Ferro was issued a patent for his innovations in medical imaging for MERGE healthcare, and several of Ferro’s developments are currently patent pending.Ferro is active in the Midwest’s budding tech scene, where he focuses on mentoring young entrepreneurs. Ferro was named to the \"100 Most Powerful Chicagoans\" list and is a perennial honoree on the \"Who’s Who\" list by Crain’s Chicago Business.From 2008-2015, Ferro served as the chairman of NASDAQ company Merge Healthcare, turning the organization into a billion-dollar enterprise, which was acquired by IBM in October. From 2011 until early 2016, Ferro served as the Chairman of Wrapports LLC, which owns media properties like the Sun-Times Network, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Reader, Chicago.com, Aggrego, Thecube.com and Higi LLC. On Thursday, February 4, 2016, it was announced that Ferro became the largest shareholder and non-executive chairman of Tribune Publishing after driving home a $44-million deal via his investment firm Merrick Media.Ferro currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.".