Founder of Archipelago Holdings, Inc. and Terra Nova Trading LLC, Gerald D. Putnam is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 7 different companies and is Chairman at OptionsHouse LLC and Chief Executive Officer for NYSE Arca, Inc. Mr. Putnam is also on the board of Loan Ecosystem LLC and Andretti Acquisition Corp.

He previously was Chief Executive Officer of TruMarx Data Partners, Inc., Principal at Walsh, Greenwood & Co., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Archipelago Holdings, Inc., Chairman at Securities Industry Automation Corp., President of Terra Nova Trading LLC, Vice Chairman, President & Chief Operating Officer at NYSE Group, Inc., Principal at Jefferies LLC and Principal at PaineWebber, Inc.

Mr. Putnam received an undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.