Michael W. Ferro Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Occupation | Founder & CEO of Merrick Ventures |
| Known for | Founder of Click Commerce and Higi Former non-executive chairman of Tribune Publishing |
| Spouse |
Jacqueline J. Ferro (m. 1996) |
Michael W. Ferro Jr. (born 1966) is an American businessman and tech entrepreneur, founder of Click Commerce and Higi, as well as several other companies including Merrick Ventures, a Chicago-based private equity firm. From February 2016 to March 2018, he was the non-executive chairman of Tribune Publishing, one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States.
Ferro founded Click Commerce in 1994 and took it public in 2000 before its sale to Illinois Tool Works in 2006. A multiple patent holder for medical diagnostic imaging,[1] in 2008, Ferro acquired a stake in Merge Healthcare, a medical data and imaging company, and served as its chairman until its acquisition by IBM in 2016. In 2012, he founded Higi, a company that produces biometric screening stations. From 2011 until early 2016, he served as the chairman of Wrapports, which owns the Chicago Sun-Times.