Merritt earned a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from
Pace University. She completed a Master of Science and Ph.D. in mathematics from the
University of Rhode Island. Norman Joseph Finizio was her doctoral advisor. She started in this role on January 24, 2022. She resigned in December 2024 after being named CIO of the
National Institutes of Health. Merritt and her husband are the parents of twins. == References ==