Douglas Cifu

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Douglas Cifu Occupation Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Employer Virtu Financial Location New York Douglas (Doug) Cifu is the chief executive officer of Virtu Financial, a New York-based market making and proprietary trading firm. He co-founded the firm in 2008, along with former NYMEX Chairman Vincent Viola. He is also vice chairman and co-owner with Viola in the Florida Panthers hockey team. The two purchased the National Hockey League team in September 2013 for $250 million. Cifu joined the board of directors of Eris Exchange in June of 2018, when Virtu joined Eris as an equity partner. Background Before joining Virtu, Cifu worked for 17 years at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison where he served most recently as a partner in the firm's corporate department. He also worked for several years in its private equity department, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital financing. Education In 1987, Cifu earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Columbia College at Columbia University. He went directly into Columbia University's School of Law, earning his JD in 1990. References

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