MERU Welcomes Fifteen New Team Members
From Atlanta to New York to San Francisco, our team continues to grow. We’re excited to welcome fifteen new team members to MERU, further strengthening our expertise in Transaction Services, Performance Improvement, Turnaround & Restructuring, Data Insights, and our Home Office.
Welcome to MERU!
Justin Owens, Senior DirectorJustin joins MERU as a Senior Director based out of our New York office. Justin possesses over fifteen years of finance and operational experience. His extensive financial background includes roles ranging from corporate FP&A at a Fortune 50 company to managing director providing managerial and financial advisory services to mid market companies.
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Cal Barber, DirectorCal joins MERU as a Director based out of our San Francisco office. Cal previously worked in private equity at Flynn Group and has extensive experience in turnaround M&A. His primary focus has been on identifying value creation initiatives for multi-year turnarounds and taking a leading role partnering with multi-unit consumer and retail companies.
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Daniel Conom, Vice PresidentDaniel joins MERU as a Vice President based out of our New York office. Daniel is a former EY and PwC with experience in M&A, Performance Improvement, and Transformations across various industries, including Life Sciences (Pharma, Med Tech, Healthcare), technology, and PE.
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Juhi Sarda, Vice PresidentJuhi joins MERU as a Vice President based out of our New York office. Juhi is a former EY Parthenon with experience in transaction advisory and project advisory services across a variety of industries such as healthcare, manufacturing and technology.
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Jasmine Xu, Analytics EngineerJasmine joins MERU as an Analytics Engineer based out of our New York office. Jasmine has strong consulting experience, driving multi-million-dollar impact through data modeling, forecasting, and strategic execution across real estate, energy, and healthcare sectors. Skilled in building executive-facing dashboards, machine learning models and end-to-end data solutions to support investment and operational decision-making.
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Anupam Bhoi, AssociateAnupam joins MERU as an Associate based out of our New York office. Anupam is a former PwC consultant with experience in M&A, strategy, and due diligence across technology, industrials, consumer retail, and private equity-backed businesses.
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Noel Garreaud, AssociateNoel joins MERU as an Associate based out of our New York office. Noel is a former EY business consultant and CFO in a security services company. Noel brings a blend of experience in FP&A, finance transformation, corporate turnarounds, performance improvement, and strategy across a diverse range of industries. |
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Lyla Huang, AssociateLyla joins MERU as an Associate based out of our New York office. Lyla is a licensed CPA in both the U.S. and Canada and Yale MBA, with experience in finance, strategy, and organizational transformation across real estate, technology, and financial services sectors. |
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Anna Jiwu, AssociateAnna joins MERU as an Associate based out of our New York office. Anna brings deep expertise in financial analysis, strategic planning, and performance improvement honed across financial services, CPG, and healthcare sectors. |
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Akshaj Mehta, AssociateAkshaj joins MERU as an Associate based out of our New York office. Akshaj is an experienced financial advisor with over 5 years of experience in investment banking, restructuring, valuations, and strategic corporate finance. He has worked across a wide range of industries and geographies, including North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. |
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Timothy Pan, AssociateTimothy joins MERU as an Associate based out of our New York office. Timothy is a former Goldman Sachs and data strategy consultant with experience in financial analysis, digital transformation, and go-to-market strategy across private equity, consumer health, and industrial products sectors. |
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Briana Martinez, Executive AssistantBriana joins MERU as an Executive Assistant based out of our Atlanta office. Briana is a skilled administrative professional specializing in executive and partner-level support, process optimization, and client engagement. Her expertise ensures smooth daily operations and strategic project execution. |
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Preston Howell, Senior PrincipalPreston joins MERU as a Senior Principal based out of our Atlanta office. Preston brings 10+ years of experience in data consulting with a focus on leveraging data to drive enterprise value, operational efficiency, and organizational health. As a leader who communicates effectively across all organizational levels, Preston creates unity of understanding around complex data problems and their alignment to business strategy.
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Camila Leon, AssociateCamila joins MERU as an Associate based out of our New York office. Camila brings experience in corporate strategy and management consulting within financial services. Her expertise includes strategy, digital transformation, M&A, and performance improvement across universal banking, insurance, pension funds, microfinance, and fintech.
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Nitin Agrawal, Vice PresidentNitin joins MERU as a Vice President based out of our Atlanta office. Nitin is a Vice President at MERU with extensive experience across the finance spectrum, including forecasting, cash flow & liquidity management, and financial modeling. He has worked across a variety of industries, with a particular focus on manufacturing, consumer goods, and retail.
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