Nicolaas Vlok

Nicolaas serves as MeridianLink’s Chief Executive Officer, and as a member of the board of directors. He brings more than 20 years of experience leading high-growth, publicly traded, and PE-backed software and data businesses, by driving market expansion, revenue growth, product innovation, and operational excellence. As a transformational leader, he executed multiple growth strategies that transformed companies into clear market leaders, which included integrating multiple acquisitions accelerating growth. In addition to being MeridianLink’s CEO, he holds board positions at ABC Fitness, Centrify, Cority, and MailGun, all industry leading software companies.

He is passionate about transforming the financial services industry through engaged employees, market leading innovation, and outstanding customer service, resulting in increased efficiency and compliance, growth in assets under management, improved profitability, and exceptional client experiences. Under his leadership, MeridianLink has established itself as a leading SaaS digital lending platform with an innovative company culture, that has been recognized with industry awards and accolades.

He was the President and CEO of Vision Solutions, a former Thoma Bravo portfolio company, subsequently sold to Clearlake Capital. Prior to Vision Solutions, he was the Co-Founder and CEO of IDION Technology Holdings, a publicly traded company on the JSE in South Africa.

Nicolaas was born and raised in South Africa, and studied Computer Engineering at the University of Pretoria. In 2000, he moved to the US to lead IDION’s growth in North America. He is married to the love of his life, and together they are raising their three sons in Southern California.