Jeff Sprecher
$1.2B
Born
Feb 23, 1955
Age
70
Source of Wealth
stock exchanges
Residence
Atlanta, Georgia
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
0
Education
Master of Business Administration, Pepperdine University; Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin
- Jeff Sprecher is the founder and CEO of global stock exchange operator Intercontinental Exchange, also known as ICE.
- In 1997, Sprecher was working at a California power plant developer when he negotiated to buy a struggling Georgia company called Continental Power Exchange.
- He had an idea to create a platform that would allow traders to buy and sell commodities online.
- In 2000, Sprecher folded Continental into new firm ICE; he took that company public in 2005.
- In 2013, ICE acquired the New York Stock Exchange for $10.9 billion; it owns 12 stock exchanges and 6 clearing houses globally.
- Sprecher is married to Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed U.S. Senator from Georgia in 2019 to fill an empty seat; she lost the special election in January 2021.
- Sprecher reportedly collects vintage Porsches.
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