John Shay

John Shay is a seasoned financial services executive with extensive experience in leadership roles across various prominent institutions in the industry.12 Here's a comprehensive overview of his professional background:

Current Position

John Shay is currently serving as the CEO of American Financial Exchange (AFX), a role he assumed in May 2023.2 AFX is an electronic exchange for direct lending and borrowing for American banks and financial institutions.

Previous Roles

Acadia

• Former Chairman of Acadia (formerly AcadiaSoft) from 2019 until its acquisition by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) in 202323

Other Notable Positions

• Senior Advisor to the CEO at Virtu Financial LLC (August 2012 - Present)1
• Managing Partner at Capital Market Services, Inc. (April 2007 - Present)1
• Former Executive Chairman at TruSight (January 2021 - May 2023)1
• Senior Advisor - Sales at Broadway Technology (January 2018 - November 2020)1
• SVP, Global Head of FICC at Nasdaq (October 2016 - September 2017)1
• Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at IDCG, LLC (2007 - August 2012)1
• EVP Sales Marketing at ICAP (June 1982 - April 2007)1

Education

John Shay holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from Columbia University - Columbia Business School (1999 - 2001).1

Expertise

Shay is known for his skills in various areas of financial services, including:

• Foreign Exchange (FX)
• OTC and listed derivatives
• Options
• Fixed Income
• Securities
• Asset Management
• Clearing and settlement
• Equity Trading1

His extensive experience includes building industry consortium-based firms, working with major buy-side and sell-side participants, and expertise in banking, deposits, and OTC and exchange-traded derivatives markets.2

Additional Contributions

John Shay has also served on the U.S. Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee (TBAC) and as a Board member of LCH (now part of LSEG)2, further demonstrating his influence and expertise in the financial services industry.