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Virtu Financial CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Douglas A. Cifu is the Virtu Financial's CEO. Virtu Financial has 973 employees, of which 31 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Virtu Financial executive team is 32% female and 68% male.
  • 63% of the management team is White.
  • 13% of Virtu Financial management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
Douglas A. Cifu

CEO

Douglas A. Cifu's LinkedIn

Douglas Cifu is the Chief Executive Officer of Virtu Financial and was one of the co-founders of Virtu in 2008. Prior to joining Virtu, Mr. Cifu was a Partner at the international law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (Paul Weiss). At Paul Weiss, Mr. Cifu served as a member of the Management Committee, Deputy Chair of the Corporate Department and co-head of the Private Equity Group.

Vincent J. Viola

Founder

Joseph Molluso

Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer

Joseph Molluso's LinkedIn

Mr. Molluso is co-President and co-COO of Virtu Financial. He has overall responsibility for all aspects of Virtu's finances and operations, as well as day-to-day management of the firm He played a central role in Virtu's completed merger and integration of KCG Holdings and its Initial Public Offering in 2015.Prior to joining Virtu, Mr. Molluso was a Managing Director for J.P. Morgan in the Investment Banking Department. Mr. Molluso joined J.P. Morgan in 2006. As an investment banker, Mr. Molluso provided strategic advice to financial institutions with a focus on market structure related companies. Mr. Molluso has advised on many of the landmark transactions among global exchanges and clearing firms. Prior to J.P. Morgan, he was an investment banker specializing in financial services companies at DLJ and its successor, Credit Suisse, where he helped establish the global financial technology group. Mr. Molluso received a MBA from New York University. He served on the Board of Directors of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation.

Sean P. Galvin

Chief Financial Officer

Sean P. Galvin's LinkedIn

Sean Galvin is Chief Financial Officer. Sean has more than 30 years of experience in the accounting and financial services fields and previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of KCG Holdings, Inc., the Chief Accounting Officer of BGC Partners, Inc., and in various other senior finance roles with Virtu, KCG Holdings Inc. and Knight Capital Group, Inc. (“Knight”). Prior to joining Knight in 2000, Sean was a Vice President at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Sean also worked at PwC, beginning as an Audit Staff Accountant and transitioning to Senior Tax Manager. Mr. Galvin earned a Master of Science in Taxation from Fordham University as well as a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Information Systems with a minor in Economics from Queens College, CUNY. Mr. Galvin is a Certified Public Accountant.

Christopher C. Quick

Board Member

Robert Greifeld

Chairman

Brett Fairclough

Co-President & Co-COO

David J. Urban

Board Member

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Ian Williams

CEO

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Name & TitleBio
Douglas A. Cifu

CEO

Douglas A. Cifu's LinkedIn

Douglas Cifu is the Chief Executive Officer of Virtu Financial and was one of the co-founders of Virtu in 2008. Prior to joining Virtu, Mr. Cifu was a Partner at the international law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (Paul Weiss). At Paul Weiss, Mr. Cifu served as a member of the Management Committee, Deputy Chair of the Corporate Department and co-head of the Private Equity Group.

Vincent J. Viola

Founder

Virtu Financial board members

Name & TitleBio
Douglas A. Cifu

CEO

Douglas A. Cifu's LinkedIn

Douglas Cifu is the Chief Executive Officer of Virtu Financial and was one of the co-founders of Virtu in 2008. Prior to joining Virtu, Mr. Cifu was a Partner at the international law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (Paul Weiss). At Paul Weiss, Mr. Cifu served as a member of the Management Committee, Deputy Chair of the Corporate Department and co-head of the Private Equity Group.

Vincent J. Viola

Founder

Joseph Molluso

Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer

Joseph Molluso's LinkedIn

Mr. Molluso is co-President and co-COO of Virtu Financial. He has overall responsibility for all aspects of Virtu's finances and operations, as well as day-to-day management of the firm He played a central role in Virtu's completed merger and integration of KCG Holdings and its Initial Public Offering in 2015.Prior to joining Virtu, Mr. Molluso was a Managing Director for J.P. Morgan in the Investment Banking Department. Mr. Molluso joined J.P. Morgan in 2006. As an investment banker, Mr. Molluso provided strategic advice to financial institutions with a focus on market structure related companies. Mr. Molluso has advised on many of the landmark transactions among global exchanges and clearing firms. Prior to J.P. Morgan, he was an investment banker specializing in financial services companies at DLJ and its successor, Credit Suisse, where he helped establish the global financial technology group. Mr. Molluso received a MBA from New York University. He served on the Board of Directors of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation.

Christopher C. Quick

Board Member

Robert Greifeld

Chairman

David J. Urban

Board Member

Joanne M. Minieri

Board Member

John D. Nixon

Board Member

Joseph J. Grano

Board Member

Michael T. Viola

Board Member

Virtu Financial leadership demographics

Virtu Financial gender distribution in management team

  • The Virtu Financial executive team is 32% female and 68% male.
  • Virtu Financial is 16% female and 84% male company-wide.
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Male
68%
Company-wide: 84%
Female
Female
32%
Company-wide: 16%

Virtu Financial executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Virtu Financial executive officers is White.
  • 63% of the management team is White.
  • 13% of Virtu Financial's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 12% of the management team is Asian.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 46% of employees are White.
  • 34% of employees are Asian.
  • 11% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
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