Lydia Merritt

Lydia is part of the M&A and business development team at Focus, with an emphasis on recruiting new partner firms and determining strong merger candidates located in the United States. In addition, Lydia works with potential candidates for succession planning, through Focus’ unique Succession Solution.

Prior to joining Focus, Lydia worked as an Analyst at JPMorgan in the Private Bank where she was responsible for managing day-to-day relationships with high net worth clients. She also developed customized investment proposals and ran investment performance and long-term planning analyses.

Lydia graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Commerce and concentrations in Finance and Accounting.