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Nicholas Gerber.

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, The Marygold Companies

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Previously: USCF Investments, United States Commodity Funds (USCF), USCF Advisers, USCF ETF Trust, Marygold & Co. (US)

Nicholas D. Gerber is President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of The Marygold Companies and its controlling shareholder, roles he has held since January 2015. He founded the USCF commodity ETF business, co-founding United States Commodity Funds in 2005, and later founded the fintech subsidiaries Marygold & Co. in the US and UK. Under Madison Dearborn Partners' September 2026 agreement to acquire Marygold, he is stepping down, with Tim Rotolo named as incoming CEO. He holds an MBA in finance from the University of San Francisco and a BA from Skidmore College.[1][2]

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As of 25 Sep 2026.

Nicholas Gerber
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Career

Roles as the cited sources state them. Years are shown only where a source gives them.

  1. Current2015 to present

    The Marygold Companies

    President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

    [1][2]
  2. FormerFrom 2004

    USCF Investments

    President and Chair

    [2]
  3. FormerFrom 2005

    United States Commodity Funds (USCF)

    Co-Founder

    [2]
  4. FormerFrom 2017

    USCF Advisers

    Founder

    [2]
  5. Former2014 to 2015

    USCF ETF Trust

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    [2]
  6. FormerFrom 2019

    Marygold & Co. (US)

    Founder and former Chief Executive Officer

    [2]
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Education

Schools as the cited sources state them. A year is shown only where a source gives it.

  1. Year not stated

    University of San Francisco

    MBA in Finance

    [2]
  2. Year not stated

    Skidmore College

    Bachelor of Arts

    [2]
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Board seats

  1. Current2015 to present

    The Marygold Companies

    Chairman of the Board

    [2]
  2. Status not confirmedYears not stated

    USCF ETF Trust

    Chair of the Board of Trustees

    [2]
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Deal Web

Nicholas Gerber, 2 firms and 1 deal, and how they connect.

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Deals they appear in

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Madison Dearborn Partners / The Marygold Companies

6 specialty finance and lending deals in the last 90 days, up from 1 the 90 days before.

Outgoing CEO and Chairman Nicholas Gerber, who built USCF's commodity ETF platform now at about $6 billion AUM, is among holders backing roughly 75% of the stock. [01]

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Sources

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  1. 01
    Madison Dearborn Partners Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire The Marygold Companies

    Business Wire via MarketMinute · 25 Sep 2026 · Researched 25 Sep 2026

  2. 02
    Definitive proxy statement (DEF 14A), The Marygold Companies, Inc.

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · 23 Sep 2026 · Researched 25 Sep 2026

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