Nelson Chai

Nelson Chai is the chief financial officer for Merrill Lynch. He attained the position on November 3, 2007. Prior to working at Merrill Lynch, Chai was the executive vice president and chief financial officer of NYSE Euronext, a position he held from January 2006 to December 2007.

Fast Facts:

1. Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania
2. Received a Master's in Business Administration at Harvard Business School
3. On the Board of Directors of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF
4. CFO of Archipelago Holdings from June 2000 to December 2005
5. Vice President of Business development at Dade Behring, Inc. from 1997 to 2000
6. 2007 Cash Compensation: $1,677,495¹

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