Thomas W. Farley (born December 10, 1975) is an American banker. He serves as the CEO of Far Point Acquisition Corp. He previously served as the president of the

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, including the

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Early life

Thomas W. Farley was born December 10, 1975. He graduated from

Gonzaga College High School Gonzaga College High School is a private Catholic college-preparatory high school for boys in Washington, D.C. Founded by the Jesuits in 1821 as the Washington Seminary, Gonzaga is named in honor of Aloysius Gonzaga, an Italian saint from the 16 ...

as a member of the class of 1993. He graduated from

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, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He received a

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certification from the

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Career

Farley worked for

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, an investment bank, and Gryphon Investors, a private equity firm. He served as the chief financial officer, chief operating officer and later president of SunGard Kiodex, the

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advisory subsidiary of

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. Farley became the president of the

Intercontinental Exchange Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) is an American company formed in 2000 that operates global financial exchanges and clearing houses and provides mortgage technology, data and listing services. Listed on the Fortune 500, S&P 500, and Russell ...

(ICE) and chief operating officer of the ICE Futures U.S. in 2007. He later served as senior vice president of financial markets at the ICE. Farley served as the chief operating officer of the NYSE Group from November 2013 to May 2014. He served as its president from 2014 to 2018. He is a proponent of keeping its equity trading floor.

Personal life

Farley, with his wife Molly Glynn, has three daughters. Farley contracted

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in March 2020, but has since recovered. Thomas is not related to actor

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despite the fact that they both have the same surname.

References

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