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John Overdeck

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John Albert Overdeck (born 1969) is an American hedge fund manager and philanthropist, best known as the co-founder and co-chairman of Two Sigma Investments, a quantitative hedge fund. In 2001, he co-founded Two Sigma with David Siegel, a computer scientist. 
In August 2024, he and Siegel said they were stepping down as co-CEOs and becoming co-chairmen. 
Overdeck also serves as chair of the Institute for Advanced Study, National Museum of Mathematics, and Bedtime Math Foundation, and serves on the board of the Robin Hood Foundation. He is also the president of Overdeck Family Foundation, which funds programs and research that measurably enhance education inside and outside the classroom. 
He won a silver medal for the United States in the 27th International Mathematics Olympiad.
== Background ==
Overdeck started his career at D.E. Shaw & Co. and rose to managing director there. While at D.E. Shaw, he directed the firm’s Japanese equity and equity-linked investments and supervised the firm’s London investment management affiliate. 
Before co-founding Two Sigma in 2001, he spent two years at Amazon.com, first as vice president and technical assistant to Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, and then going on to lead customer relationship management at Amazon.com. He also led efforts to make Amazon’s customer technology more scalable. 
In 2017, he was honored by the Academy of Achievement for being a pioneer in technology and investment management.
=== Two Sigma ===
Under Overdeck's leadership, Two Sigma has grown into a powerhouse in the hedge fund industry, managing approximately $60 billion in assets. The firm is known for its innovative approach to investing, leveraging data science and advanced computing to inform its trading decisions.
In August 2024, Overdeck and Siegel announced they would step down as co-CEOs of Two Sigma and transition to the roles of co-chairmen. This change was part of a broader leadership transition within the firm, with Carter Lyons and Scott Hoffman assuming the roles of co-CEOs.
== Education ==
Overdeck earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics (with distinction) and a Masters of Science degree in statistics from Stanford University.
== References ==	
Category:Hedge Fund Managers
Category:American Businesspeople
Category:Philanthropists
Category:Stanford University Alumni
Category:Two Sigma Investments
Category:Quantitative Analysts
Category:Financial Innovators
John O’Hara

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John O'Hara is head of prime brokerage and clearing business for the Americas at Société Générale. He was promoted to that position in August of 2017.
O'Hara is responsible for all of Societe Generale’s US prime brokerage business lines, futures and OTC derivatives clearing, and maintains his previous responsibilities as global head of foreign exchange prime brokerage and FX clearing. He replaced Alain Courbebaisse, who left the French bank to join Euronext. 
== Background ==
O’Hara joined Societe Generale in 2015, after working for more than six years at Credit Suisse as head of hedge fund sales for FX prime brokerage, OTC derivatives clearing and futures. 
He also headed up the North American prime brokerage business at RBS from 2003 to 2009 and was also a managing director at RBS Greenwich Capital from December 2003 to June 2009.
== Education ==
He earned a masters in business, international finance from St. John's University.
== John Lothian News Articles ==
SG America’s FCM business aims to be different
John O’Hara, head of prime brokerage and clearing business for the Americas at SG Americas, said the firm has been moving into all of those areas as customers search for new ways to generate alpha. Everything from working with clients on developing algos that accelerate activation of trading strategies to expanding connectivity to markets is the path SG believes it must take to keep and grow its market share.
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John P. Kelley

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John P. Kelley is a founding member and executive managing director at Prime Analytics, LLC, makers of the option valuation, execution, and risk management application, ProOpticus.
== Background ==
Kelley is an Associate Member (AM) of the Chicago Board of Trade and has more than 20 years experience as an executing floor broker in the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond options.
He created Prime Analytics, LLC in 1994 as an options analytics tool for the options traders on the Chicago Board of Trade's Treasury complex. John joined forces with Joseph Campbell and Shawn LaMaster to create ProOpticus, which has evolved over the past two decades into a premier, comprehensive options valuation, execution, and risk management application, used by professional traders and risk managers around the world.
== Education ==
Kelley holds a Bachelor degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.
== References ==	
Category:Prime Analytics
Category:CBOT - Former Members
John P. Kelsh

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John P. Kelsh is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Group in Sidley Austin's Chicago office. Kelsh joined Sidley Austin in 1998, becoming a partner in 2004. 
== Background ==
Before joining Sidley Austin, Kelsh served as a clerk to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist of the Supreme Court of the United States and Judge David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
== Education ==
Kelsh holds a bachelor of arts from Williams College, a masters of arts from University of Hawaii - Manoa and graduated magna cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law.
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John P. Needham

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John Needham is a veteran derivatives market and financial technology executive who is currently an OTC product management and development executive with ION Trading.
Formerly, he was an independent consultant for exchange-traded derivatives and OTC derivatives market participants through Needham Consulting, Ltd. 
== Background ==
Needham has 28 years of experience in the financial industry with a focus on software development and support. Before Needham Consulting, Needham spent 12 years at SunGard where he worked with GMI's global clients. His responsibilities included managing, developing and supporting staff in Chicago, London, Hong Kong and Sydney. He also played a role in the GMI system design and routine enhancements. Before joining SunGard, Needham worked as support specialist at Carr Futures. 
In April of 2011 Needham Consulting, Ltd. became a member of Futures Industry Association (FIA). 
== Education ==
Needham received a degree in Natural Sciences from Saint John's University.
== References ==	
Category:Consultants
Category:Sungard - Former Employees
Category:Carr Futures - Former Employees
John P. Riley

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John P. Riley is a retired regulator and former legislative staffer in Washington, DC. He retired in 2014 as director of legislative affairs for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). He had a 30-year career in service to the federal government.
== Background ==
Riley came to the CFTC from the U.S. House of Representatives where he served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Committee on Agriculture. During his 18 year career at the Committee, Riley participated in its work on numerous laws including the Futures Trading Practices Act of 1992, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, and the CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2008 (included in the 2008 Farm Bill).
Before he joined the Ag Committee staff in 1989, Riley worked for seven years at the House Committee on Rules. He also served in the personal office of Rep. Claude D. Pepper from 1981 to 1983.
== Education ==
Riley earned an A.B. in Government from the College of William and Mary and an M.A. in Economics from Virginia Tech.
== References ==	
Category:Bios - Regulators
Category:CFTC - Former Employees
Category:Retired
John P. Sievwright

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John Sievwright is senior vice-president and COO International of Merrill Lynch, and former COO of global markets and investment banking.
== Background ==
Sievwright joined Merrill Lynch in 1988 from Bankers Trust, and as chief administrative officer for the debt markets division from 1990 to 1993 played a key role in building its equity derivatives business. He headed global financial futures and options and was co-chairman of Merrill Lynch Futures from 1995-1998, and chairman of the Futures Industry Association in 1997. He was president and COO of Merrill Lynch Japan Securities from 1998-2001.
He left the bank and was a non-executive director of FirstGroup, a UK transportation company, from 2002-2004, rejoining Merrill Lynch as COO for global markets and investment banking from January 2004 to May 2007.
In 2005, Sievwright was inducted into the Futures Industry Association's Futures Hall of Fame, which was established in 2005 to commemorate outstanding contributions to the global futures and options community.
== Education ==
He holds a C.A. from the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Scotland and a Master of Arts degree in accounting and economics from University of Aberdeen.
== References ==
Category:Bios - Executives
Category:Merrill Lynch
Category:Merrill Lynch
Category:Futures Hall of Fame Members
John P. Stott

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John P. Stott serves as the group vice president and CFO of Ag Services and Oilseeds at ADM.
Previously, he was the president of ADM Investor Services, Inc. (ADMIS). He replaced Tom Kadlec, who announced his retirement after almost 32 years with ADMIS.
Stott's previously was as group vice president, finance, corporate treasurer, and cfo of global technology. In this role, he oversaw ADM's global treasury, credit and structured trade finance activities, and served as the lead finance partner for the company's chief technology officer. 
== Background ==
Stott is a long-term executive at ADM, having held a variety of leadership positions since joining the company in 1992. Previously, he was corporate controller and principal accounting officer. Before that, he served as operations controller and European finance director, based in Hamburg.
Prior to ADM, Stott spent five years with Continental Grain in London.
== Education ==
Stott completed his accounting qualifications in the UK, studying with the Association of Accounting Technicians and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He serves as a fellow member. 
== References ==	
Category:Continental Grain - Former Employees
John Palmer

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John Palmer is a New York-based exchange executive who serves on the leadership team for IEX Group and is focused on new market expansion. Palmer joined IEX from Cboe Digital, where he served as its president before Cboe Global Markets announced it was shutting down its digital asset operation. 
He also previously served as director of product strategy for Cboe.
== Background ==
Palmer joined Cboe in 2017 when it acquired BATS, where he was in a product strategy position. He previously served as director of product management for the International Securities Exchange, now part of Nasdaq.
He has also been a software engineer with Orc Software. Additionally, he was the global head of product strategy for CrossTower, where he was responsible for the digital exchange’s product roadmap, go-to-market strategy, and competitive positioning.
== Education ==
Palmer holds a Bachelor of Science in the field of finance and economics from the University of Mount Union. He also holds a Masters degree in financial engineering from Kent State University.
== References ==	
Category:ISE - Former Employees
Category:Orc Software - Former Employees
Category:Bats - Former Employees
Category:Cboe Global Markets - Former Employees
Category:Cboe Digital - Former Employees
Category:IEX Group
John Parry

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John Parry is a freelance journalist and consultant based in London. Parry spent 20 years in public relations as co-founder of the London-based firm Rostron Parry Ltd. Parry was the founding editor of Futures & Options World magazine in the early 1980s as financial futures were being launched in London.
== Background ==
Parry co-founded Rostron Parry Ltd. in 1991 with Simon Rostron, whom he had worked with when he was the founding editor of FOW. Parry retired from Rostron Parry Ltd. in 2011 and resumed his career as a journalist. 
In 2011, Parry contributed to the "FOW 30 Year Anniversary: Top 30 Most Influential People of the Past 30 Years" issue.
Prior to being the founding editor of FOW, Parry was an editor at Metal Bulletin. He also served as the derivatives editor of International Financing Review.
Parry was served as an options consultant to Hong Kong Futures & Stock Exchange and on the derivatives examination committee of the London Stock Exchange.
He has also be a lecturer at Oxford College of Petroleum Studies.
== Education ==
== References ==	
Category:Journalists
Category:Consultants
Category:Rostron Parry
Category:Futures & Options World
Category:FOW - Former Employees
Category:Metal Bulletin - Former Employees
John Paulson

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John Paulson is the founder and chairman of hedge fund Paulson & Co. Inc. He made billions betting against the subprime market using credit default swaps ahead of the housing crisis.
== Background ==
Paulson has operated Paulson & Co. since 1994.
As early as 2005, Paulson noticed that residential real estate prices were growing at levels that were not sustainable and would generate a crisis. He used credit derivatives to bet against the housing market and reaped billions as a result. 
Since his rise to fame during the financial crisis, Paulson's hedge fund business had its struggles - his flagship fund lost 18 percent in 2016 and 23 percent in 2017. The firm's assets under management were $38 billion in 2011. By 2018, Paulson & Co's assets totaled some $9 billion. The underperformance resulted in cuts to staff in March 2018. 
In January 2019, Paulson said he was considering closing down his fund to form a family office after years of investor outflows. 
In November 2009, Paulson gave $20 million to NYU Stern. The intention was that Paulson’s gift would endow two faculty chairs – the Alan Greenspan Chair in Economics and the John A. Paulson Professor of Finance and Alternative investments – as well as provide significant support for the school’s Concourse project, a major facilities renovation currently underway, and scholarship aid for undergraduate students.
== Education ==
Paulson holds Series 7, 24, 55 and 63 FINRA Licenses.
== References ==
Category:MarketsWiki Page of the Day
John Phizackerley

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John Phizackerley is an exchange executive who was most recently the chief executive officer of TP ICAP, the company created when the interdealer broker Tullett Prebon acquired the brokerage business of its rival ICAP in December of 2016. He was fired from the company in July of 2018.
Phizackerley was named CEO of Tullett Prebon effective August 31, 2014. He took over from Terry Smith, who stepped down from the position at that time. 
He is the former CEO of EMEA at Nomura, a position he held from May 2011 to May 2013. He held several senior management positions at Nomura and Lehman Brothers from 1986 to 2013.
== Background ==
Phizackerley spent most of his career at Lehman Brothers in roles including head of research, co-head of equities and chief administrative officer EMEA. He worked there for 20 years until 2008.
He began his career as an underground mining engineer with Anglo American Corporation of South Africa.
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== References ==
John Priestley

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John Priestly is a managing director of Fitzmaine Limited. He also serves as a non-executive director of Patsystems. 
 
== Background ==
Priestley spent 30 years in the software and services sector. Previously, he worked for British Telecommuications as director of business development for Syntegra. He also was a director of Katpi and a divisional director with Hoskyns. 
== Education ==
== References ==
Category:Bios - Executives
Category:Patystems Board Member
John R. Bensley

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John Russell Bensley (May 1, 1833 – [unknown]) was an American businessman and civic leader, notable for his significant contributions to the economic and social development of Chicago during the late 19th century. Bensley was a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and served as its president in 1876.
== Background ==
Born on May 1, 1833, in Springville, Erie County, New York, John Russell Bensley was the son of Eaton and Sophia (Russell) Bensley, both early settlers of Erie County. His father served in the War of 1812. Bensley received an academic education before embarking on his career.
In 1851, at the age of 18, Bensley began his professional journey as a clerk in a general store in his hometown. Within three years, he had purchased the store from his employers. Seeking new opportunities, he relocated to DuPage County, Illinois, in 1857, and subsequently settled in Chicago.
In Chicago, Bensley established himself in the general commission business. Over time, his business expanded to include grain, flour, produce, and provisions. In 1868, recognizing the potential of the livestock market, he diversified his operations by adding the sale of livestock to his business portfolio. This expansion led to the establishment of a separate firm, Bensley Bros. & Co., at the Chicago Stock Yards.
Bensley's influence extended to the Chicago Board of Trade, where he became an active member in 1858. He held various positions of leadership within the exchange, including serving on the committee of arbitration, the board of directors, and eventually as its president in 1876.
Beyond his business interests, Bensley played a prominent role in civic affairs. He was appointed by the Governor in 1873 to the committee of appeals on grain inspection, and later elected as a member of the committee of appeals of the Board of Trade. In 1881 and 1882, he served as president of the "Call Board."
Bensley's influence also extended to real estate management. He played a crucial role in promoting the construction of the new Board of Trade building on LaSalle Street, overseeing negotiations with the Common Council and securing necessary property acquisitions.
Additionally, Bensley was actively involved in the governance of Hyde Park, serving as a trustee and president of the municipality in 1876 and 1877.
Bensley was twice married. His second marriage was to Augusta Fuller, daughter of Elijah Fuller of Wyoming County, New York. Together, they had two children: Martha S. (born June 27, 1872) and John R. Jr. (born June 5, 1875).
== References ==	
Category:Deceased
Category:CBOT Members
Category:Former CBOT Officials
Category:Presidents of the Chicago Board of Trade
John R. Shad

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John R. Shad was a Wall Street banker, lawyer and former U.S. naval officer who served as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the 1980s. Shad was the first Wall Street banker to serve as SEC chairman in over 50 years at the time.
Before joining the SEC, Shad had been vice chairman of the securities firm E.F. Hutton & Company Inc.
Schad died in 1994 at the age of 71.
 
== Background ==
Shad was born on June 27, 1923 in Brigham City, Utah and raised in California and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He started his career at Value Line, Inc. as a securities analyst in 1949 and then later at an early version fo Shearson.
He was recruited by E.F. Hutton to join the firm in 1963 and quickly rose as a deal-maker. He focused on second-tier, smaller companies that were unattractive to the bigger, older investment banking firms.
He rose to vice chairman at E.F. Hutton, but lost out on a bid to become chairman to west coast executives.
Shad was a life-long Republican, and was an early supporter of Ronald Reagan for the presidency in 1980. Shad headed Reagan's New York fundraising operation for the 1980 election. Reagan then appointed Schad to be the chairman of the SEC, where he promoted free-market ideas of the University of Chicago and fostered deregulation.
He replaced Harold Williams as chairman of the SEC.
After being then then longest serving chairman of the SEC, Shad was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to be Ambassador to the Netherlands.
===Shad-Johnson Accord===
During Shad's tenure as SEC chairman, a turf war between the SEC and the CFTC over regulation of new stock index future products produced an agreement with his CFTC counterpart called the "Shad-Johnson Accord."
Philip McBride Johnson was the chairman of the CFTC at the time when the CME, CBOT, KCBOT and NYFE wanted to launch stock index futures in the U.S. Futures were then regulated by the CFTC and had been mostly agricultural in nature.
However, in the 1970s, financial futures were introduced. And in the 1980s, leading futures exchanges applied to launch stock index futures. As a result of the accord, the CFTC was given jurisdiction over all futures, including futures on stock indexes, options on futures and commodities, and certain futures and options on futures on stock indexes. The SEC received jurisdiction over options on individual securities, options on certain indexes of securities, and exchange-traded options on foreign currency.
The accord also punted on the jurisdiction over single-stock futures, essentially outlawing them until the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 allowed them.
== Education ==
Shad graduated with honors from the University of Southern California 1947, after a three year interruption for his service in the Navy during the war.
He earned a masters of business administration from Harvard Business School in 1949 and a law degree from the New York University Law School in 1959.
== References ==	
Category:Shearson - Former Employees
Category:Value Line - Former Employees
Category:E.F. Hutton - Former Employees
Category:Category:Former SEC Chairmen
John R. Taylor, Jr.

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John Taylor is the Chairman, CEO and founder of FX Concepts. He has more than 30 years of experience in the foreign exchange and related fixed income markets. He is a pioneer in the analysis of cyclicality of foreign exchange and interest rate markets.
His executive responsibilities at FX Concepts include serving as Chief Investment Officer. He also provides analytical input daily.
Taylor has had numerous articles published in investment management journals and is a frequent speaker on foreign currency relationships. 
== Background ==
Before founding FX Concepts, Taylor was a vice president at Citibank, where he headed the bank's marketing and advisory services in foreign exchange.
Taylor began his career at Chemical Bank, where he founded that bank's Foreign Exchange Advisory Service in 1972. He developed the first computer models designed to assist multinational corporations in the management of foreign exchange risk.
== Education ==
== References ==
Category:Bios - Executives
Category:FX Concepts