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Larry Mercado leads Business Development at Vannadium with over 20 years of multi-vertical, corporate and non-profit executive management and board leadership experience. In 2016, he successfully exited Mercom, Inc., his first startup and government IT contractor, after reaching over $160M in revenue and landing on the Inc. 5000 list for ten consecutive years of extraordinary growth. Larry has served on multiple non-profit and corporate Boards of Directors, recently stepping down after four years as Chairman of the Investment Committee at Coastal Community Foundation (CCF) where he oversaw the corpus grow from $250M to nearly $500 million AUM. His leadership has been instrumental in guiding startups through successful fundraising rounds, establishing robust go-to-market strategies, and achieving significant market penetration. Larry’s ability to identify high-potential opportunities and foster strong business relationships paired with his governance and financial oversight experience consistently drive value and growth across his ventures. He holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia, an M.S. in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. For more details, visit his LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/larrymercado123.