Dwight Merriman, one of MongoDB's co-founders, has served as a member of the board of directors since July 2020 and was previously an advisor to MongoDB. In 1995 he co-founded DoubleClick and served as its Chief Technology Officer for 10 years, and he is also a co-founder of Business Insider and Gilt Groupe. He received his B.S. in Systems Analysis and Computer Science from Miami University.