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{{인물 정보
| 이름 = 로버트 머서
| 원어명 = Robert Mercer
| 출생일 = {{출생일과 나이|1946|7|11}}
| 출생지 = {{국기나라|미국}} [[캘리포니아주]] [[산 호세]]
| 학력 = [[뉴멕시코 대학교]]([[이학사]])<br>[[일리노이 대학교 어배너-섐페인]]([[과학 석사]] 및 [[철학박사]]
| 배우자 = 다이아나 딘
}}

'''로버트 리로이 머서'''({{llang|en|Robert Leroy Mercer}}, [[1946년]] [[7월 11일]]~)는 미국의 [[헤지펀드]] 매니저이자 컴퓨터 과학자, 정치 기부자이다. [[인공지능|인공지능 분야]] 초기 연구자이자 개발자이며, [[헤지펀드]] 회사인 르네상스 테크놀로지스의 전 공동 최고경영자(CEO)이기도 하다.<ref name="CNBC">{{뉴스 인용|url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/102147424|제목=Have Mercer! The money man who helped the GOP win|성=Delevigne|이름=Lawrence|날짜=8 November 2014|출판사=[[CNBC]]|확인날짜=1 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{뉴스 인용|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/07/the-great-british-brexit-robbery-hijacked-democracy|제목=The great British Brexit robbery: How our democracy was hijacked|성=Cadwalladr, Carole|저자링크=Carole Cadwalladr|날짜=17 May 2017|뉴스=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{뉴스 인용|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20180110150900009|제목=배넌 축출한 억만장자 머서, 미 정계에 부호들 입김 세져|날짜=2018년 1월 10일|출판사=[[연합뉴스]]}}</ref><ref>{{뉴스 인용|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/sh/wex94ODaUs/trump-robert-mercer-billionaire|제목=Reclusive U.S. billionaire Robert Mercer helped Trump win the presidency — but what does he really want?|성=Boag|이름=Keith|편집자-성=Mayer|편집자-이름=Andre|뉴스=CBC News|출판사=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|확인날짜=2018-01-22}}</ref>

머서는 또한 《[[브라이트바트 뉴스]]》, [[케임브리지 애널리티카]], [[존 볼턴]] 및 [[도널드 트럼프]]의 2016년 대선 캠페인 등 미국의 [[우익]] 정치적 목적을 지원하는 조직의 주요 자금 후원자였다.<ref name="jswan1"/><ref name="Mider-20-1-2016">{{뉴스 인용|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/features/2016-01-20/what-kind-of-man-spends-millions-to-elect-ted-cruz-|제목=What Kind of Man Spends Millions to Elect Ted Cruz?|성=Mider|이름=Zachary|날짜=20 January 2016|출판사=Bloomberg L.P.|확인날짜=28 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{웹 인용|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/10/book-excerpt-mindf-ck-by-christopher-wylie.html|제목=How I Helped Hack Democracy|성=Wylie|이름=Christopher|날짜=2019-10-04|웹사이트=Intelligencer|언어=en-us|확인날짜=2020-03-26}}</ref> 2015년 미국 《[[워싱턴포스트]]》는 그를 정계에 영향력이 큰 10대 부호로 선정하였다.
== 후원 ==
=== 2016년 미국 대선 ===
머서는 [[2016년 미국 대통령 선거]]에서 가장 큰 기부자 중 한 명으로 공화당 후보와 PAC에 2,250만 달러를 기부하였다.<ref name="newyorker" /> 특히 [[테드 크루즈]]의  2016년 대선 캠페인에 주요 재정 지원을 했으며<ref name="NYT">{{뉴스 인용|url=http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/us/politics/hedge-fund-magnaterobert-mercer-emerges-as-a-generous-backer-of-ted-cruz.html|제목=Hedge-Fund Magnate Robert Mercer Emerges as a Generous Backer of Cruz|성=Lichtblau|이름=Eric|저자링크=Eric Lichtblau|성2=Stevenson|이름2=Alexandra|날짜=April 10, 2015|뉴스=[[The New York Times]]|확인날짜=April 15, 2015}}</ref> 후보와 관련된 슈퍼 PAC에 1,100만 달러를 기부하였다.<ref>{{뉴스 인용|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/01/us/politics/super-pacs-spent-millions-before-candidates-announced-filings-show.html|제목='Super PACs' Spent Millions Before Candidates Announced, Filings Show|성=Lichtblau|이름=Eric|날짜=July 31, 2015|뉴스=The New York Times|확인날짜=12 September 2015}}</ref> 이후 [[도널드 트럼프]]의 2016년 대선 캠페인을 강력히 지지하였다<ref name="jswan1">{{뉴스 인용|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/291772-billionaire-father-and-daughter-linked-to-trump-shakeup/|제목=Billionaire father and daughter linked to Trump shake-up|성=Swan|이름=Jonathan|날짜=17 August 2016|뉴스=The Hill|확인날짜=18 August 2016}}<cite class="citation news cs1" data-ve-ignore="true" id="CITEREFSwan2016">Swan, Jonathan (17 August 2016). </cite></ref> 머서와 그의 딸 레베카는 [[스티브 배넌]]과 [[켈리앤 콘웨이]]가 트럼프 캠페인에서 고위직을 맡는 데 도움을 준 것으로 알려져 있다.<ref name="nconfessore1">{{뉴스 인용|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/us/politics/robert-mercer-donald-trump-donor.html|제목=How One Family's Deep Pockets Helped Reshape Donald Trump's Campaign|성=Confessore|이름=Nicholas|날짜=18 August 2016|뉴스=The New York Times|확인날짜=18 August 2016}}</ref> 머서의 전 동료였던 닉 패터슨은 2017년 머서의 지원 없이는 트럼프가 당선되지 않았을 것이라고 말하기도 하였다.<ref name="newyorker">{{잡지 인용|잡지=The New Yorker}}</ref>

=== 브렉시트 ===
머서는 [[브렉시트]] 선거전에 개입하여 브렉시트를 주장하는 [[나이절 패라지]] 영국 독립당 대표에게 정보 분석 서비스를 제공하였다.<ref name=":1" />

=== J. D. 밴스 ===
머서의 가족은 2022년 오하이오주 상원 의원 선거에서 [[J. D. 밴스]]를 후원하기 위해 설립된 슈퍼 PAC ''Protect Ohio Values''에 기부하였다.  2018년부터 그가 [[팔터]]를 지원한 이후 ''Narya Capital을'' 설립한 밴스는 머서의 딸 베카에게 Parler에 관한 조언을 제공한 것으로 알려졌다.<ref>{{뉴스 인용|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/trump-parler-ownership|제목=Parler Wanted Donald Trump On Its Site. Trump's Company Wanted A Stake. Documents seen by BuzzFeed News show that Parler offered Trump 40% of the company if he posted exclusively to the platform. The deal was never finalized.|성=Mac|이름=Ryan|성2=Gray|이름2=Rosie|날짜=February 5, 2021|뉴스=[[BuzzFeed News]]|보존url=https://archive.today/20210206125019/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/trump-parler-ownership|보존날짜=February 6, 2021|확인날짜=July 16, 2024}}</ref>{{Efn|After Vance graduated from law school in 2013, [[Peter Thiel]] had employed Vance at Thiel’s venture capital firm ''Mithril Capital Management LLC'' and, later, Thiel, [[Scott Dorsey]] who was a co-founder of [[Salesforce Marketing Cloud|ExactTarget]], [[Google]]'s [[Eric Schmidt]], and the tech entrepreneur [[Marc Andreessen]] financially backed with large sums Vance’s ''Narya Capital'' which was co-founded by Colin Greenspon and was established on June 19, 2019, in [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] with headquarters in [[Cincinnati]] as part of Vance's campaign to counter "[[woke]] capital" but apparently was shut down in April of 2021 by Delaware regulators only one month after Narya Capital's registered agent "Cogency Global" had resigned.<ref name=bloomberg20210315/><ref>{{뉴스 인용|last=Vermillion |first=Stephanie |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/inno/stories/inno-insights/2020/02/16/jd-vance-s-new-cincinnati-based-vc-firm-excites.html |title=J.D. Vance's New Cincinnati-based VC Firm Excites Local Startup Leaders |work=[[Cincinnati Business Courier]] |date=February 16, 2020 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240716181520/https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/inno/stories/inno-insights/2020/02/16/jd-vance-s-new-cincinnati-based-vc-firm-excites.html |archive-date=July 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{뉴스 인용|last=Vance |first=J. D. |author-link=J. D. Vance |url=https://americanmind.org/salvo/fighting-woke-capital/ |title=Fighting Woke Capital |work=The American Mind (americanmind.org) |date=June 2, 2021 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210603201326/https://americanmind.org/salvo/fighting-woke-capital/ |archive-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{뉴스 인용|last=Sollenberger |first=Roger |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vances-investment-firm-narya-got-canceled-by-the-state-of-delaware |title=J.D. Vance's Investment Firm Got Canceled—by the State of Delaware. WHITE COLLAR ELEGY. The Ohio GOP Senate candidate's investment firm appears to have failed at some very basic clerical work that resulted in it losing its business charter. |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=December 3, 2021 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240711030639/https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vances-investment-firm-narya-got-canceled-by-the-state-of-delaware |archive-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{뉴스 인용|last=Hart |first=Kim |url=https://www.axios.com/2020/01/09/jd-vance-venture-capital-fund-ohio-silicon-valley-peter-thiel |title=J.D. Vance launches VC fund for startups beyond Silicon Valley |work=[[Axios (website)|Axios]] |date=January 9, 2020 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240208090934/https://www.axios.com/2020/01/09/jd-vance-venture-capital-fund-ohio-silicon-valley-peter-thiel |archive-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{뉴스 인용|last1=Dwoskin |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Scherer |first2=Michael |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/07/facebook-peter-thiel-midterms/ |title=Peter Thiel to exit Facebook's board to focus on 2022 midterms: Thiel, who backed Trump in his 2016 bid for the presidency, will support two close associates running for Senate |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=February 7, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220208092353/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/07/facebook-peter-thiel-midterms/ |archive-date=February 8, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{뉴스 인용|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/01/04/jd-vance-hillbilly-elegy-radicalization/ |title=The Radicalization of J.D. Vance: As he runs for the Senate, the 'Hillbilly Elegy' author has gone from media darling to establishment pariah. Is his new, fiery, right-wing persona an act? Or is something more interesting going on? |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=January 4, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240715235951/https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/01/04/jd-vance-hillbilly-elegy-radicalization/ |archive-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref> As of June 2024, Narya Capital has investments in at least 19 ventures including investments with a real estate assessment software company [[Ido Aharoni|ValueBase]]; a farmland-focused real estate investing company [[AcreTrader]]; the Longboat Key-based high-growth neutral video platform [[Rumble (company)|Rumble]] through Ethan Fallang who is a partner with Narya Capital Management, LLC, and oversees its audits, accounting and taxes; insurtech Branch; and the aerospace startup True Anomaly with [[Jonathan Lacoste]] of "Space.VC".<ref>{{뉴스 인용|last=Garfinkle |first=Allie |url=https://fortune.com/2024/07/16/what-you-need-to-know-about-j-d-vances-vc-career/ |title=What you need to know about J.D. Vance's VC career |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=July 16, 2024 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240716115645/https://fortune.com/2024/07/16/what-you-need-to-know-about-j-d-vances-vc-career/ |archive-date=July 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{뉴스 인용|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rumbles-post-merger-board-of-directors-301623661.html |title=Rumble's Post-Merger Board of Directors |work=PR Newswire |date=September 13, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240716193727/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rumbles-post-merger-board-of-directors-301623661.html |archive-date=July 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{뉴스 인용|last=Gordon |first=Mark |url=https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/sep/22/longboat-key-video-sharing-firm-reels-in-dollar400m-from-merger/ |title=Longboat Key video-sharing firm reels in $400M from merger: "We have only scratched the surface of what this business could be," Rumble officials say. |work=www.yourobserver.com |location=Sarasota, Florida |date=September 22, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240716193608/https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/sep/22/longboat-key-video-sharing-firm-reels-in-dollar400m-from-merger/ |archive-date=July 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{뉴스 인용|url=https://corp.rumble.com/blog/narya-and-peter-thiel-lead-investment-in-rumble/ |title=Narya and Peter Thiel Lead Investment in Rumble |work=[[Rumble (company)|Rumble]] |date=May 19, 2021 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220416074145/https://corp.rumble.com/blog/narya-and-peter-thiel-lead-investment-in-rumble/ |archive-date=April 16, 2022}}</ref>}}{{Efn|Peter Theil financially supported [[JD Vance]] with a $10 million donation in March 2021 to the super PAC ''Protect Ohio Values'' in Vance's 2022 campaign against [[Tim Ryan (Ohio politician)|Tim Ryan]] for the [[2022 United States Senate election in Ohio|United States Sentate seat]] from [[Ohio]].<ref name=bloomberg20210315>{{뉴스 인용|last=Kinery |first=Emma |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-15/peter-thiel-mercer-family-back-potential-j-d-vance-senate-run |title=Peter Thiel, Mercers Back a Potential J.D. Vance Senate Run |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=March 15, 2021 |access-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210316020627/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-15/peter-thiel-mercer-family-back-potential-j-d-vance-senate-run |archive-date=March 16, 2021}}</ref> Later, on July 15, 2024, during the first day of the [[2024 Republican National Convention]], former President [[Donald Trump]] announced that J.D Vance will be Donald Trump's [[2024 United States elections|2024]] [[2024 United States presidential election|running mate for President of the United States]].<ref>{{뉴스 인용|last=Samuels |first=Brett |url=https://who13.com/hill-politics/trump-picks-jd-vance-for-vp/ |title=Trump picks JD Vance for VP |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |via=[[WHO-DT|WHO]] |location=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |date=July 15, 2024 |access-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240715192925/https://who13.com/hill-politics/trump-picks-jd-vance-for-vp/ |archive-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref>}}

== 같이 보기 ==
* [[스티브 배넌]]
* [[티파티 운동]]
* [[켈리앤 콘웨이]]

== 각주 ==
{{각주}}

== 외부 링크 ==
* 마이더, 재커리(2018년 3월 28일). " [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-03-28/robert-mercer-s-secret-adventure-as-a-new-mexico-cop 로버트 머서의 뉴멕시코 경찰로서의 비밀 모험] " ''블룸버그 비즈니스위크.''

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