[ROLE TIMELINE]

Robert Mercer

Renaissance Technologies co-CEO; Cambridge Analytica funder

Government Corporate Political | Red zones = government–corporate overlap

Conflict Zones (1)

CONFLICT ZONE · 2015–2026

Political Donor (Ted Cruz) overlapping with Investor Founder (Cambridge Analytica), Investor Funder (SCL Group)

All Roles & Relationships (7)

Sector	Role	Entity	Period
OTHER	Family	Rebekah Mercer	2010–present
OTHER	Financial Backer Relationship	Steve Bannon	2012–present
POLITICAL	Political Association	Steve Bannon	2013–present
CORPORATE	Investor Founder	Cambridge Analytica	2014–present
CORPORATE	Investor Funder	SCL Group	2014–present
GOVERNMENT	Political Donor	Ted Cruz	2015–present
POLITICAL	Co-Donor / Political Alliance	Peter Thiel	2016–present

Methodology

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.