William J. Brodsky

William J. Brodsky is the current Executive Chairman, and former Chairman & CEO, of the Chicago Board Options Exchange and Chairman of the World Federation of Exchanges. He formally held the positions of President and CEO of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (1985–1997) and was the Executive Vice President at the American Stock Exchange (1979–1982).[1]

He is a member of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation[2] and previously served as Chairman of the International Options Markets Association (2006–2008).

In July 2019, Brodsky was named chairman of Navy Pier Inc., a non-profit corporation that oversees Chicago City's landmark.[3]

While at Syracuse Law School, Brodsky defeated future President Joe Biden for class president by a single vote.[4] To date, Brodsky is the only person to ever beat Biden in a non-primary election.[5][6]

References
  1. http://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/special/wfenompress.pdf
  2. http://www.capmktsreg.org/committeemembers.html
  3. Bomkamp, Samantha. "Brodsky named chairman of Navy Pier". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  4. Witcover, Joe Biden, pp. 40, 46.
  5. Kapos, Shia (2020-10-21). "Biden's Only Head-to-Head Loss ..." Politico. Illinois Playbook. Archived from the original on 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  6. McCall, Rosie (March 1, 2020). "Biden Victory in South Carolina His First Primary or Caucus Victory Ever in Three Runs For President". Newsweek.
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