Jeff Sprecher
$1.1B
as of 01/25/25
About Jeff Sprecher
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.
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Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
stock exchangesResidence
Atlanta, GeorgiaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
02/23/55 (age 69)Education
Master of Business Administration, Pepperdine University; Bachelor of Science, University of WisconsinSelf-made
self-madeJeff Sprecher’s fortune is worth
18K
troy ounces of gold
17K
median U.S. household
11K
median U.S. income
0.022%
U.S. credit card volume
0.004%
GDP of the United States
0.003%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Sprecher reportedly collects vintage Porsches.
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Financial assets
NYSE | ICE-US
Intercontinental ExchangeNYSE | ICE-US
Intercontinental ExchangeNYSE | ICE-US
Intercontinental ExchangeNYSE | ICE-US
Intercontinental ExchangeNYSE | ICE-US
Intercontinental ExchangeNYSE | ICE-US
Intercontinental ExchangeNYSE | ICE-US
Intercontinental ExchangeNYSE | ICE-US
Intercontinental ExchangeNYSE | ICE-US
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