Braden Merritt

Braden Merritt

Head of HREIF

Braden is the Head of Humphreys Real Estate Income Fund (HREIF), a member of the fund’s Investment Committee, and leads operations for Humphreys Capital. He joined the firm in 2017 after building experience with Boston Consulting Group and Google, and he currently serves on the Rising Leaders Council for the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA).

Braden is a 7-year combat veteran who began his career as a reconnaissance officer in the United States Marine Corps, where he deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and at sea with the U.S. Fifth Fleet.

Braden earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma, a Master of Petroleum Economics and Management from the French Institute of Petroleum in 2014, and a Bachelor of Science in International Relations from the United States Naval Academy in 2006.

He and his wife, Alissa, have four children and reside in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.