I like the idea of using all this science and technology to allow for our clients to have a deeper insight into the market.
We need to make sure we are constantly staying ahead, thinking about what is coming.
If you're not making use of even the most routine assignment to learn something, realize that many of your colleagues and coworkers are.
Nobody gets through life without experiencing some form of rejection, which is why everybody knows how awful it feels.
The best thing we can do with rejection is to make it a learning experience - rejection is a great teacher.
Rejection should ignite soul-searching, and the soul-searching must be absolutely honest.
The companies that choose to list on Nasdaq are among the most innovative, risk-taking businesses in the world, and they are proof to us all that prudent risk-taking drives our economy forward.
Regardless of how or where you enter Wall Street, use your inherent skills and strengths to succeed.
It's important to experience as many parts of an organization as you can - because some day, you may have the chance to lead that organization.
Listen to clients, employees, and peers and stay open to their ideas, feedback, and answers. Doing so is vital to the success of any leader.
A leader who listens is one who is malleable and willing to refine her views and actions as she learns new information or hears a better idea.
You can get wrapped up in that megamerger mentality.
We tax our companies more than any other country in the world, so we really are not really encouraging businesses to grow and expand, and over time, that's going to make it so that we diminish our role in the global economy.
If you really think about the fabric of the United States, or the finance of any economy, finance is a true underpinning of what makes the economy great - if it can be done successfully, responsibly, and with a client orientation.
There are a lot of jobs in the financial industry that do need a math major.
To be the best CEO you can be, you have to be passionate about the business you're running. And I have true passion for the financial markets and the financial industry.
I've always been on the business side - running P&L and working with clients.
Some companies have a very well-defined program that they bring young people into to help them figure out what they really like to do to get them exposure to senior management early.
We have the Nasdaq private market. But we also want to make sure that every investor has an opportunity to ultimately join in growth and the success of these great companies that we have that have been formed in the United States.
Nasdaq is investing in the technologies, talent, and capabilities that solve the complex challenges our clients face.
