Sector: Financials
Director information for VIRTU FINANCIAL INC CLASS A (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Simons | Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Director; Chief Executive Officer and Director | 45 | ["16 years’ experience in software development, technology leadership, trading and markets","served in various roles of increasing seniority at Virtu","Chief Technology Officer since 2019","postdoctoral research in theoretical physics","PhD in Physics at Harvard","B.S. in Mathematics from California Institute of Technology"] | [] | 2026 |
| Christopher C. Quick | Independent Director | 68 | ["More than 30 years of experience in the securities and financial services industries","Former CEO of Banc of America Specialist, Inc.","Past Vice Chairman of Global Wealth and Investment Management with Bank of America","Former Chairman and CEO of floor-based trading firms Q&R Specialist, JJC Specialist and Fleet Specialists","Member of the board of directors of Mutual of America","Trustee of Fairfield University","Former member of the NYSE Board of Directors","Former board member of KCG Holdings, Inc.","Former board member of The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Inc.","Former board member of the Board of Trustees for the Boys Club of New York","B.S. in Finance from Fairfield University","significant experience in the financial services and securities industries","experience in the specialist business","experience in senior leadership roles","substantial experience with post-merger and acquisition integration matters"] | ["Compensation","N&CG"] | 2026 |
| David J. Urban | Independent Director | 62 | ["More than 20 years' experience in senior leadership positions in business and governmental roles","Managing Director to BGR Group","Senior Advisor to Gothams","Of Counsel at Torridon Law","Former Executive Vice President, North American Corporate Affairs at ByteDance","Former President of the American Continental Group","Former Chief of Staff for a U.S. Senator","Lawyer in private practice","Officer in the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division"] | ["Compensation","Risk"] | 2026 |
| Joanne M. Minieri | Independent Director | 65 | ["More than 35 years’ experience in executive leadership positions in real estate and financial services","Chief Operating Officer of Development and Constructive Services at RXR Realty","Senior Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director at RXR Realty","President and Chief Operating Officer of Forest City Ratner Companies","Deputy County Executive and Commissioner for Suffolk County Economic Development and Planning","Leadership roles in professional accounting, tax and consulting services","Founder and principal of JONEE 1212, a consulting and advisory firm","Senior leadership positions in financial services","Public company experience","Certified Public Accountant","B.B.A. from Hofstra University"] | ["Audit","N&CG"] | 2026 |
| John D. Nixon | Independent Director | 70 | ["more than 30 years of international experience in the interdealer broker industry","served as a non-executive director of ICAP from 1998 to 2002","served as executive director of ICAP from May 2008 to March 2015","member of ICAP’s Global Executive Management Group from 2003 to 2015","experienced in business divisions and strategic acquisitions","senior financial services advisor to Temasek USA","board member of Eastdil Secured"] | ["Audit","N&CG"] | 2026 |
| Joseph J. Grano, Jr. | Independent Director | 78 | ["More than 30 years of experience in the securities and financial services industries","Principal Partner of the JJG Family Office","Former Chairman and CEO of UBS Financial Services Inc.","Previous senior management positions with Merrill Lynch & Co.","Former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the NASD","Member of the City University of New York’s Business Leadership Council","President of the Advisory Board of Law Enforcement Against Drugs","Former Chairman of the Homeland Security Advisory Council","Previous member of the board of directors of the YMCA of Greater New York","Previous member of the board of Lenox Hill Hospital","Served in the U.S. Special Forces (Green Berets)","Tony Award winner as producer of Jersey Boys","Author of the book You Can’t Predict A Hero"] | ["Audit","Compensation"] | 2026 |
| Michael T. Viola | Chairman of the Board of Directors | 39 | ["Significant experience in electronic market making","Experience as the director of another public company","B.S. in Finance from Pepperdine University"] | ["N&CG","Risk"] | 2026 |
| Vincent Viola | Founder and Chairman Emeritus; Director | 70 | ["Founder of the company","Chairman Emeritus","Former Executive Chairman","Former CEO and Chairman of Virtu and its predecessors","Experience in electronic trading","Founder of multiple successful businesses","Former Vice Chairman and Chairman of NYMEX","Military experience"] | [] | 2026 |
| Virginia Gambale | Independent Director | 66 | ["Managing Partner of Azimuth Partners LLC","Investment Partner at Deutsche Bank Capital and ABS Ventures","Chief Information Officer at Bankers Trust Alex Brown and Merrill Lynch","Serves on the board of Nutanix, Inc. and Evertec Inc.","Experience in senior leadership positions in finance and technology"] | ["Risk"] | 2026 |
| William F. Cruger, Jr. | Independent Director | 67 | ["Diverse experience in investment banking at a global financial services firm","Extensive experience in financial markets","Financial leadership"] | ["Audit","Risk"] | 2026 |
