Robert Greifeld

Robert Greifeld is the current CEO of NASDAQ.Robert Greifeld is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., the largest electronic screen-based equity securities market in the United States. Greifeld has focused the NASDAQ mission on being the premier U.S equities market, leveraging NASDAQ's fundamental market structure advantage.

Greifeld 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 to nine straight quarters of top line growth. The year 2006 was NASDAQ’s most successful since it began reporting financials in 1997; and in 2005, NASDAQ’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.

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.