Alfred Berkeley
Encyclopedia
Alfred R. Berkeley, III is an American
businessman who served as President of NASDAQ
Stock Market, Inc. from 1996 until 2000 and later Vice-Chairman of the NASDAQ from 2000 to 2003. Currently, Berkeley is Chairman of Pipeline Financial Group, Inc. Berkeley is also director of ACI Worldwide, Incorporated.
and received his M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
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Berkeley is Chairman of the Board of Pipeline Financial Group, Inc. the parent of Pipeline Trading Systems, LLC, an equities and options trading system designed to hide the presence of large orders in the market.
He was appointed Vice Chairman of the NASDAQ Stock Market Inc. in July 2000, serving through July 2003, and served as President of NASDAQ from 1996 until 2000.
Before NASDAQ, Berkeley was a General Partner and then a Managing Director of Alex. Brown & Sons
, an investment bank.
He was a Captain in the 438th Military Airlift Wing of the United States Air Force
from 1968 to 1972. He served in the USAF Reserve from 1978 to 1980, as a Major.
Berkeley was a trustee
of the Johns Hopkins University
, served on the board of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, LLC. and is a Trustee of Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina. He serves as Vice Chairman of the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council. He is a Director of the The World Economic Forum USA and was Chairman of XBRL US, a non-profit established to set standards for GAAP
taxonomies to be used by public companies to report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. He is a director of XBRL International. He is a Director of ACI Worldwide, Inc., Realpage, Inc., Edgar Online, Inc., and Outward Bound of Maryland, Inc. He was a trustee
of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
and was a trustee
of the Nature Conservancy. Berkeley was a member of the Board of Directors of WebEx
Communication, Inc., Policy Management Systems Corporation, Safeguard Scientific, Inc., Comshare, Inc.,Cognos, Inc., and Kintera, Inc. He served as a member of the Public Affairs Advisory Group for the Director of the National Science Foundation and a member of a sub-committee of the Future of Science Committee for the Secretary of Energy. He served as Vice Chair of the Evaluation Committee for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. He has testified before the Joint Committee on Economics of the United States Congress, and before the House Science Committee and the House Committee on Homeland Security. He served on the International Advisory Council for the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
he was born in 1944.
United States
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businessman who served as President of NASDAQ
NASDAQ
The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of...
Stock Market, Inc. from 1996 until 2000 and later Vice-Chairman of the NASDAQ from 2000 to 2003. Currently, Berkeley is Chairman of Pipeline Financial Group, Inc. Berkeley is also director of ACI Worldwide, Incorporated.
Education and career
Berkeley earned a B.A. from the University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
and received his M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
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Berkeley is Chairman of the Board of Pipeline Financial Group, Inc. the parent of Pipeline Trading Systems, LLC, an equities and options trading system designed to hide the presence of large orders in the market.
He was appointed Vice Chairman of the NASDAQ Stock Market Inc. in July 2000, serving through July 2003, and served as President of NASDAQ from 1996 until 2000.
Before NASDAQ, Berkeley was a General Partner and then a Managing Director of Alex. Brown & Sons
Alex. Brown & Sons
Alex. Brown & Sons was the first investment bank in the United States, founded by Alexander Brown in 1800 and based in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was acquired by Bankers Trust in 1997 to form BT Alex...
, an investment bank.
He was a Captain in the 438th Military Airlift Wing of the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
from 1968 to 1972. He served in the USAF Reserve from 1978 to 1980, as a Major.
Berkeley was a trustee
Trustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
of the Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
, served on the board of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, LLC. and is a Trustee of Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina. He serves as Vice Chairman of the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council. He is a Director of the The World Economic Forum USA and was Chairman of XBRL US, a non-profit established to set standards for GAAP
Gaap
In demonology, Gaap is a mighty Prince and Great President of Hell, commanding sixty-six legions of demons. He is, according to The Lesser Key of Solomon, the king and prince of the southern region of Hell and Earth, and according to the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum the king of the western region and...
taxonomies to be used by public companies to report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. He is a director of XBRL International. He is a Director of ACI Worldwide, Inc., Realpage, Inc., Edgar Online, Inc., and Outward Bound of Maryland, Inc. He was a trustee
Trustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute , founded in 1982, is an independent nonprofit mathematical research institution whose funding sources include the National Science Foundation, foundations, corporations, and more than 90 universities and institutions...
and was a trustee
Trustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
of the Nature Conservancy. Berkeley was a member of the Board of Directors of WebEx
WebEx
WebEx Communications Inc. is a Cisco company that provides on-demand collaboration, online meeting, web conferencing and videoconferencing applications...
Communication, Inc., Policy Management Systems Corporation, Safeguard Scientific, Inc., Comshare, Inc.,Cognos, Inc., and Kintera, Inc. He served as a member of the Public Affairs Advisory Group for the Director of the National Science Foundation and a member of a sub-committee of the Future of Science Committee for the Secretary of Energy. He served as Vice Chair of the Evaluation Committee for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. He has testified before the Joint Committee on Economics of the United States Congress, and before the House Science Committee and the House Committee on Homeland Security. He served on the International Advisory Council for the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
he was born in 1944.