Presently, Eric C. Salzman holds the position of Executive Chairman of Merisel, Inc. Mr. Salzman is also Chief Executive Officer of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. and on the board of 5 other companies.

He previously was Chairman of SynCardia Systems LLC, Managing Member at SarniHaan Capital Partners LLC, MD-Global Trading Strategies Division at Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., MD-Global Trading Strategies Division at Lehman Brothers, Inc. and Mergers & Acquisitions Analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston Corp.

He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Harvard Business School.