Thomas W. Farley
Thomas W. Farley serves as Bullish’s Chief Executive Officer and as director and will become the Chairman of the Board upon completion of this offering. As Chief Executive Officer of Bullish and the Chairman of the Board upon listing, he is responsible for leading the executive team and ensuring that the Board plays a full and constructive role in the development and alignment of the company’s strategy and overall commercial objectives. Mr. Farley is the current Chairman of the Board of Global Blue (NYSE: GB). Previously he served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of Far Peak Acquisition Corp. and Far Point Acquisition Corp. Additionally, he served as President of NYSE Group of the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) from May 2014 until May 2018. Mr. Farley’s responsibilities included serving as the chief executive and leading all operations for the NYSE and managing a diverse range of equity and equity options exchanges, comprising the largest equities listing and securities trading venue in the world. Mr. Farley joined the NYSE as Chief Operating Officer in November 2013 when ICE acquired NYSE Euronext. Prior to joining the NYSE, Mr. Farley served as Senior Vice President of Financial Markets at ICE, where he oversaw the development of several businesses and initiatives across ICE’s markets. Mr. Farley joined ICE in 2007 as the President and Chief Operating Officer of ICE Futures U.S., formerly the New York Board of Trade. He also represented ICE on the Options Clearing Corporation Board of Directors. Prior to joining ICE, Mr. Farley was President of SunGard Kiodex, a risk management technology provider to the derivatives markets and prior thereto served as the business unit’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Farley has also held various positions in investment banking at Montgomery Securities and in private equity at Gryphon Investors. Mr. Farley holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Georgetown University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
