Board of Directors

    Our Board oversees Nasdaq’s strategic direction and the performance of our business and management.

    Meet the Board

    Our directors represent a wide range of diverse backgrounds, experiences, leadership and skills that, together, embody the knowledge relevant to Nasdaq's strategic long-term vision and global operations.

    Melissa M. Arnoldi

    Melissa M. Arnoldi

    EVP and Chief Customer Officer, AT&T Consumer

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    Charlene T. Begley

    Charlene T. Begley

    Retired SVP & CIO, General Electric Company

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    Portrait photography of Adena Friedman.

    Adena T. Friedman

    Chair and CEO, Nasdaq

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    Essa Kazim

    Essa Kazim

    Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre

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    Thomas A. Kloet

    Thomas A. Kloet

    Retired CEO and Executive Director, TMX Group Limited

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    Kathryn A. Koch

    President and CEO, The TCW Group, Inc.

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    Holden Spaht

    Holden Spaht

    Managing Partner, Thoma Bravo

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    Michael R. Splinter

    Michael R. Splinter

    Retired Chairman and CEO, Applied Materials, Inc.

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    Johan Torgeby

    Johan Torgeby

    President & CEO, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)

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    Toni Townes-Whitley

    Toni Townes-Whitley

    CEO of SAIC

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    Jeffery W. Yabuki

    Jeffery W. Yabuki

    Chairman and Founding Partner, Motive Partners

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    Alfred W. Zollar

    Alfred Zollar

    Former Executive Partner, Siris Capital Group, LLC

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    Each director listed above is currently serving for a term expiring at the next annual meeting. Learn more about Nasdaq's investor relations and corporate governance.