Steve D. Swanson
Vice Chair
Education: B.S., College of Charleston
Member since: 2018
Term expires: 2026
Committees:
Vice Chair of the Board, Advancement Committee, Finance Committee, Property Committee and Executive Committee
Steve Swanson co-founded Automated Trading Desk (ATD), a pioneer in high frequency trading, in 1989. In 2001, Swanson was named President and CEO where he was responsible for growing ATD to 7% of US daily equity trading volume. In 2007, ATD was sold to Citigroup for $680 million. At Citigroup, Swanson was global co-head of electronic trading for equities. Since leaving Citi/ATD in 2010, he has been involved with several startups and philanthropic organizations. From 2015 to 2018, he was a member of the Board of Trustees at South Carolina State University tasked with turning around the ailing HBCU. That board successfully balanced the budget, increased admissions, and reaffirmed its SAC COC accreditation.