Ms. Adena T. Friedman has been the Chairwoman of the company since 2023. She also Chief Executive Officer of the company since January 2017. Prior to becoming the Chief Executive Officer, she served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Nasdaq throughout 2016. Ms. Friedman served as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group from March 2011 to June 2014 before rejoining Nasdaq in 2014 wherein she was a key member of Nasdaq's management team for over a decade, serving in a variety of roles including head of the company's data products business, head of corporate strategy, as well its Chief Financial Officer.

Ms. Sarah Youngwood has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company since December 2023. Prior to this, she served as a Chief Financial Officer and Group Executive Board Member at UBS Group and Chief Financial Officer of Consumer and Community Banking and Global Technology, and Head of Investor Relations for JPMorgan Chase.

Mr. Jeremy Skule has been an Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of the company since 2021. Prior to this role, he served as a Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in the company. Previously, he served as the. Chief Communications Officer at MF Global.

Mr. Bryan E. Smith has been the Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President of the company since 2020. Prior to this, he served as a Founding Partner with Meridian Compensation Partners LLC. He held various senior HR outsourcing and consulting roles at Hewitt Associates LLC.

Mr. John A. Zecca has been the Chief Legal, and Regulatory Officer and Executive Vice President of the company in October 2019. Prior to this, he served as Senior Vice President Nasdaq’s General Counsel North America and Chief Regulatory Officer from April 2018 to September 2019. Previously, he served as Legal Counsel to a commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission.