Lee Olesky — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-founder, former CEO, and Chairman of Tradeweb Markets (Nasdaq: TW), an electronic trading platform.
Led Tradeweb from an early-stage startup with $8 million in financing to a successful IPO in 2019, surpassing $20 billion in market capitalization in 2021.
Co-founded BrokerTec Global in 1999, another electronic trading platform, serving as founding CEO until its acquisition in 2002.
Served as Chief Operating Officer for the Fixed Income Americas division at Credit Suisse First Boston from 1993 to 1999.
Serves as a trustee on the Board of Mount Sinai Health System and Credit Benchmark.
Holds a B.A. in history from Tulane University and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School.

Biography

Lee Olesky is an American financial executive and entrepreneur, widely recognized as the co-founder, former CEO, and Chairman of Tradeweb Markets (Nasdaq: TW). He played a central role in the development of electronic trading in global financial markets, with Fortune Magazine describing him as an "electronic-trading pioneer." Olesky co-wrote the business plan for Tradeweb and helped launch it in 1998 as the first multi-dealer online marketplace for U.

S. Treasury Securities.