Ed Tilly | Source | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at CBOE

Under Ed Tilly's leadership, Cboe has expanded its role as a market leader, delivering cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world. As a result of his leadership, Cboe offers trading across a diverse range of products in multiple asset classes and geographies.

Tilly has been an integral part of the Cboe community, as a trader and exchange executive, for more than 30 years. Prior to being named CEO in 2013, Tilly was Cboe President and Chief Operating Officer, and previously served as Cboe Executive Vice Chairman and as Cboe's Member Vice Chairman - the highest member-elected position at the Exchange. He started his career as a trading floor clerk in 1987, eventually trading as both a market-maker and a designated primary market-maker (DPM) until joining Cboe's executive management team in 2006.

Tilly serves as chairman of the board for Cboe Global Markets and all its affiliate equities, options and futures exchanges. He also serves on the board of directors for Northwestern Medical Group, World Business Chicago, Working in the Schools (WITS) and the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), where he is Chairman of the Board. Tilly is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and the Chicago Club.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Northwestern University.