Tradeweb CEO and leadership

Lee Olesky is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tradeweb Markets (Nasdaq: TW), and serves on the company’s board of directors. He co-founded Tradeweb in 1996, and since then has been a central figure in the evolution of electronic trading globally.From its start trading U.S. treasuries in the early days of the Internet, Tradeweb has grown to become a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets. Olesky has been at the forefront of the trend towards electronic execution and digital processing, using machine learning and a range of other advanced technologies to promote smarter trading decisions, more efficient risk transfer, and robust compliance processes for approximately 2,500 Tradeweb clients in more than 65 countries. In all, he has led Tradeweb for over 20 years, from an early-stage startup with $8 million in financing to becoming one of the most successful IPOs of 2019, surpassing $10 billion in market capitalization during its first year of listing. Prior to Tradeweb, Olesky served as Chief Operating Officer for the Fixed Income Americas division at Credit Suisse First Boston. In 1999 he made a brief detour from Tradeweb to launch BrokerTec, relocating to London where he served as the company’s founding CEO prior to its sale to ICAP. He rejoined Tradeweb as President in 2002. Olesky is a member of the SEC’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC) and the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee (TAC). He serves on the board of trustees of Mount Sinai Health System in New York City and the board of Credit Benchmark, a provider of consensus credit risk analytics. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board of BritishAmerican Business and a member of the Leadership Council of Habitat for Humanity New York City. Olesky earned a bachelor of arts in history from Tulane University and a juris doctorate from George Washington University. He has lectured at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, and Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

Peterson joined the company more than 20 years ago, and was promoted to CTO on April 1 2020. Prior to that, he held the role of Managing Director, Head of Institutional Technology. During his time at the company, Peterson has helped lead technical developments at Tradeweb, and steps into his new role with vast practical experience to help drive the company’s innovative growth strategy, with particular focus on developing advanced trading solutions.

Prior to joining Tradeweb, Peterson held senior roles with Citibank and NYNEX Science and Technology and developed computer-aided design tools at Hughes Aircraft Company. He holds a B.S. in engineering from Harvey Mudd College, and a Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Peterson will assume the position of CTO in April.

Scott Zucker is Chief Administrative Officer for Tradeweb, managing the firm’s legal, compliance, human resources, facilities, market data and information management functions. He joined Tradeweb Markets in 2002 as General Counsel and serves as a member of the executive management team overseeing global operations. Over the last 13 years, he has played an integral role in the growth and expansion of the company which has built its position as a technology pioneer and a leading global marketplace for fixed income and derivatives with clients located in 55 counties and over $500 trillion traded over its platforms. Previously, he served as a Corporate Associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, providing legal, regulatory and securities law support exclusively to Bloomberg LP. Prior to that, Zucker worked in the Corporate Department of Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aronsohn and Berman (now Bryan Cave) where he specialized in general corporate and securities matters. He received a B.A. from Tufts University and a J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law.

Lee Olesky is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tradeweb Markets (Nasdaq: TW), and serves on the company’s board of directors. He co-founded Tradeweb in 1996, and since then has been a central figure in the evolution of electronic trading globally.From its start trading U.S. treasuries in the early days of the Internet, Tradeweb has grown to become a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets. Olesky has been at the forefront of the trend towards electronic execution and digital processing, using machine learning and a range of other advanced technologies to promote smarter trading decisions, more efficient risk transfer, and robust compliance processes for approximately 2,500 Tradeweb clients in more than 65 countries. In all, he has led Tradeweb for over 20 years, from an early-stage startup with $8 million in financing to becoming one of the most successful IPOs of 2019, surpassing $10 billion in market capitalization during its first year of listing. Prior to Tradeweb, Olesky served as Chief Operating Officer for the Fixed Income Americas division at Credit Suisse First Boston. In 1999 he made a brief detour from Tradeweb to launch BrokerTec, relocating to London where he served as the company’s founding CEO prior to its sale to ICAP. He rejoined Tradeweb as President in 2002. Olesky is a member of the SEC’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC) and the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee (TAC). He serves on the board of trustees of Mount Sinai Health System in New York City and the board of Credit Benchmark, a provider of consensus credit risk analytics. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board of BritishAmerican Business and a member of the Leadership Council of Habitat for Humanity New York City. Olesky earned a bachelor of arts in history from Tulane University and a juris doctorate from George Washington University. He has lectured at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, and Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

Lee Olesky is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tradeweb Markets (Nasdaq: TW), and serves on the company’s board of directors. He co-founded Tradeweb in 1996, and since then has been a central figure in the evolution of electronic trading globally.From its start trading U.S. treasuries in the early days of the Internet, Tradeweb has grown to become a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets. Olesky has been at the forefront of the trend towards electronic execution and digital processing, using machine learning and a range of other advanced technologies to promote smarter trading decisions, more efficient risk transfer, and robust compliance processes for approximately 2,500 Tradeweb clients in more than 65 countries. In all, he has led Tradeweb for over 20 years, from an early-stage startup with $8 million in financing to becoming one of the most successful IPOs of 2019, surpassing $10 billion in market capitalization during its first year of listing. Prior to Tradeweb, Olesky served as Chief Operating Officer for the Fixed Income Americas division at Credit Suisse First Boston. In 1999 he made a brief detour from Tradeweb to launch BrokerTec, relocating to London where he served as the company’s founding CEO prior to its sale to ICAP. He rejoined Tradeweb as President in 2002. Olesky is a member of the SEC’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC) and the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee (TAC). He serves on the board of trustees of Mount Sinai Health System in New York City and the board of Credit Benchmark, a provider of consensus credit risk analytics. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board of BritishAmerican Business and a member of the Leadership Council of Habitat for Humanity New York City. Olesky earned a bachelor of arts in history from Tulane University and a juris doctorate from George Washington University. He has lectured at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, and Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.