Gen Merritt-Parikh is the President of Allied Affiliated Funding and has worked in the factoring and ABL industries for over 20 years. Headquartered in Dallas, TX, Allied is a nationwide commercial finance company specializing in factoring and ABL offerings.

Prior to joining Allied, Merritt-Parikh was an officer with Liquid Capital Corp, the chief credit officer for Comresco Capital, and an underwriter and account manager for Guaranty Business Credit.

She has a B.A. in Business and Economics from the University of Texas at Dallas and serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the IFA’s CAEF certification program. Merritt-Parikh is a member of Vistage and also a long standing board member for the Finance Forum, co-chairing its annual golf tournament which benefits the Ft. Hood 1st Cavalry Division Association Scholarship Fund.