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Gordon Macklin
Gordon S. Macklin (1928 - January 30, 2007) was an United States of America, American businessman. He was the first President and CEO of the NASDAQ from 1971 to 1987. He was also a board member of WorldCom from 1998 to its collapse in 2002. Macklin was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Shaker Heights. He graduated with a BA in economics from Brown University in 1950, and returned to Cleveland to work for McDonald & Company Securities, where he later became a partner. He was elected president of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) in 1970, remaining in office until 1987. He was chairman of the National Clearing Corp from 1970 to 1975, and president of NASDAQ, the world's first electronic stock market, from 1975 to 1987. He became chairman of investment bank Hambrecht & Quist, based in Boston, in 1987, and then chaired the venture capital firm White River Corporation from 1992 until it was sold to Harvard Private Group in 1998. He then joined the board of WorldC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Of America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |