Renaissance Technologies co-CEO; Cambridge Analytica funder
| Sector | Role | Entity | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Family | Rebekah Mercer | 2010–present |
| OTHER | Regulatory Filing | Securities and Exchange Commission | 2010–present |
| CORPORATE | Investor | Steve Bannon | 2012–present |
| POLITICAL | Political Association | Steve Bannon | 2013–present |
| CORPORATE | Investor | Cambridge Analytica | 2014–present |
| GOVERNMENT | Legal Dispute | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | 2014–present |
| CORPORATE | Investor | Strategic Communication Laboratories Limited | 2014–present |
| CORPORATE | Investor | SCL Elections | 2014–present |
| OTHER | Financial Backing | Alexander Nix | 2014–present |
| OTHER | Financial Backer | This Is Your Digital Life | 2014–present |
| CORPORATE | Donor | SCL Group | 2014–present |
| GOVERNMENT | Donor | Ted Cruz | 2015–present |
| POLITICAL | Donor | Peter Thiel | 2016–present |
| CORPORATE | Donor | Emerdata Limited | 2017–present |
| OTHER | Financial Backing | Julian Wheatland | 2018–present |
This timeline visualises documented roles and relationships for Robert Mercer using dates recorded in the entity connection graph. Roles are classified into sectors (government, corporate, political) based on relationship type and target entity type.
Conflict zones are periods where government/institutional roles overlap with corporate positions. These overlaps are not inherently improper but represent structural conditions that merit public scrutiny — the same person simultaneously holds a position involving public trust and a position involving private financial interest.
Date precision varies: some connections record only a year, others a full date. Ongoing roles (no end date) are drawn to the present year. Committee memberships are drawn from official congressional records where available.
