Merriman Curhan Ford Names Former U.S. Senator Peter G. Fitzgerald to Its Advisory Board

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MERR) today announced that it has appointed Peter G. Fitzgerald as its ninth independent advisory board member.

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Fitzgerald is a former U.S. senator from Illinois, where he served from January 1999 to January 2005. He entered politics in 1992 as a state senator in the Illinois General Assembly.

Fitzgerald currently serves as founder and chairman of the board of Chain Bridge Bank, N.A., a nationally chartered commercial bank headquartered in McLean, Va. He also serves as an advisory board member of the Financial Services Partners Fund I, trustee of the National Constitution Center, co- chairman of the Capital Campaign for the American Philological Association and member of McLean Community Foundation's Leadership Council.

Prior to his national political career, Fitzgerald practiced corporate and banking law in Chicago in private practice and later as general counsel for Suburban Bancorp, Inc., which later became Harris Bankmont, Inc., a subsidiary of Bank of Montreal.

In his advisory board role, Fitzgerald will draw on his extensive banking and government experience, as well as his community contacts, to help Merriman Curhan Ford's senior management extend their business relationships.

Jon Merriman, co-founder and chief executive officer of the firm's holding company, Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc., stated: "We're honored to appoint Peter to the advisory board. The strong ethics and financial discipline that he exhibited in national and state government, and throughout his banking career, will help guide us in continuing to better position the firm as the investment bank of choice for underserved, fast-growing companies and their institutional investors."

Fitzgerald joins the advisory board with Patrick H. Arbor, Dean S. Barr, Phylis M. Esposito, Raymond J. Minehan, Michael T. Moe, Steven W. Town, Timothy L. Vaill and Duane Zitzner.  Jon Merriman is the chairman of the independent advisory board.

About Merriman Curhan Ford

Merriman Curhan Ford (NASDAQ: MERR) is a financial services firm focused on fast-growing companies and the institutions that invest in them. The company offers high-quality investment banking, equity research, institutional services and corporate & venture services, and specializes in five growth industry sectors: CleanTech, Consumer, Media & Internet, Health Care, Natural Resources and Technology.  For more information, please go to www.mcfco.com.

Note to Investors

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on our current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to buy any securities of the Company. Forward-looking statements in this release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. Our actual results may differ materially from those stated or implied in such forward-looking statements, due to risks and uncertainties associated with our business, which include the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K/A filed on April 30, 2009 and our Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," and "would" or similar words. We assume no obligation to update the information included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Form 10-K/A filed on April 30, 2009 and Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009, together with this press release and the financial information contained herein, is available on our website by going to www.mcfco.com and clicking on "Investor Relations".

SOURCE Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc.

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