Robert Greifeld

Robert Greifeld in 2012

Robert Greifeld (born 1957)[1] is an American businessman and is the current CEO of the Nasdaq-OMX Stock Market, Inc., the largest electronic screen-based equity securities market in the United States. Greifeld has focused the NASDAQ-OMX mission on being the premier U.S equities market, leveraging NASDAQ-OMX's fundamental market structure advantage.

Life and career

Greifeld was born in Queens, New York, to an Italian American mother and a father of Irish and German descent.[1] He has a 20-year history in technology, and as an entrepreneur created one of the first electronic stock order matching systems. He has led NASDAQ-OMX to nine straight quarters of top line growth. The year 2006 was NASDAQ-OMX’s most successful since it began reporting financials in 1997; and in 2005, NASDAQ-OMX’s stock was the number one performer across all markets.

Greifeld is an outspoken advocate for efficient capital markets, good regulation and ensuring that the U.S. markets continue to support business growth and innovation. He is a current member of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation.

Prior to joining NASDAQ in May 2003, Greifeld was an executive Vice-President with SunGard Data Systems, Inc., a $6.2 billion market cap company. Greifeld holds a master's degree in business from the New York University Stern School of Business, and a B.A. in English from Iona College.

Greifeld gave the commencement address at Simon's Rock College of Bard for the graduates of 2007 on May 19.

Early in Greifeld's career in the 1980s he was a District Manager for Unisys in Jericho, NY. From there he joined Automated Securities Clearance, Inc. and then Sunguard.

Greifeld has resided with his wife and family in Westfield, New Jersey[2] and Readington Township, New Jersey.[3][4][5][6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Blackhurst, Chris (2006-11-22). "Long-distance runner on the trail of the LSE; Bob Greifeld trained all his life to be Nasdaq chief, so he isn't the type to give up on the London exchange.". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  2. ↑ Ali, Sam. " Market manGreifield quickly makes big changes at the NASDAQ", The Star-Ledger, June 27, 2004. Accessed October 26, 2015. "Yet, in his backyard in Westfield, Greifeld has built a makeshift bog that is home to 10 turtles and a tortoise."
  3. ↑ "31 MEADOW RD".
  4. ↑ "Greifeld Robert and Julia".
  5. ↑ "Greifeld Robert and Julia".
  6. ↑ "Robert Greifeld and Julia".
  7. ↑ Staff. "NASDAQ CEO: Robert Greifeld", China Radio International, December 15, 2005. Accessed March 5, 2011. "Greifeld is a resident of Readington Township, New Jersey where he resides with his wife and three children."
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