CHRISTOPHER CONCANNON is a Partner and Executive Vice President of Virtu Financial, LLC (“Virtu”), a United States based proprietary trading company. Concannon’s responsibilities consist of overseeing operations, strategy and business development. Prior to joining Virtu, Concannon was Executive Vice President of Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) from 2003 to 2009. At Nasdaq, Concannon was responsible for running all United States equity and options markets, including the Nasdaq Stock Market, Nasdaq BX and Nasdaq PHLX. He was also responsible for founding and running the International Derivatives Group, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission registered clearing house, and Nasdaq OMX Europe, Nasdaq’s European multi-lateral trading facility. During his tenure at Nasdaq, Concannon was critical in setting the global strategies of the company; integrating Nasdaq’s acquisitions of the OMX Group, the Boston Stock Exchange, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and INET ECN; and launching a new equities market in Europe and a new options market in the United States.

Prior to joining Nasdaq, Concannon was President of Instinet Clearing Services, Inc. (“Instinet”), where he managed the clearing and executions services business offered by Instinet to numerous broker-dealer clients. Throughout his career with Instinet, he also served as Special Counsel and Senior Vice President of Business Development, where he coordinated and advised senior management on the integration of Instinet and Island ECN. Prior to the merger of Instinet and Island ECN, Concannon was Special Counsel and Vice President of Business Development for Island ECN, an SEC-regulated ECN market, where he was responsible for formulating, planning and executing the firm’s global and domestic strategies. He joined Island ECN in 1999 as Vice President and Associate General Counsel. From 1997 to 1999, Concannon was an Associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. While an Associate at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, he advised numerous major broker-dealers on all aspects of securities laws and regulations.

From 1994 to 1997, Concannon was an attorney with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Trading and Markets where he specialized in the review and approval of the rules of the various exchanges and self-regulatory organizations, the regulation of securities underwriting and the regulation of the clearance and settlement of securities transactions in the United States.

Concannon currently serves as a director on the DTCC Board and is a member of the Risk Committee and Businesses and Products Committee. Concannon also serves as a Director of the Philadelphia Foundation. He has previously served on the following boards between 2007 and 2009: the Nasdaq Stock Market, Boston Stock Exchange, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Europe Ltd., Nasdaq Clearing Corporation and Stock Clearing Corporation of Philadelphia.

Concannon received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Catholic University of America, a Master of Business Administration degree from St. John’s University and a Juris Doctorate degree from the Columbus School of Law, the Catholic University of America. He is a member of the New York Bar, New Jersey Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.