Leading the Future of Capital Markets: Fireside with Nasdaq President Nelson Griggs

​Nelson Griggs is President of Nasdaq, leading Nasdaq's Capital Access Platforms division, which is comprised of our Data & Listings, Index, and Workflow & Insights businesses. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading a business that serves over 10,000 corporate clients and 5,000 investor clients across the investment management ecosystem. 

​Nelson served as Executive Vice President of Nasdaq's Corporate Platforms business in his prior role. In this capacity, he oversaw new listings and capital markets, our governance and investor relations  solutions business, and led global business development and relationship management with over 4,000 of our listed companies around the world.  

​He served previously as Senior Vice President of New Listings and Capital Markets in the U.S. and Asia, attracting some of the highest-profile IPOs and transfers to Nasdaq. Since joining our company in 2001, he has held a range of leadership roles within Listing Services unit including: Senior Vice President, Listing Services, where he was responsible for our U.S. listings business and corporate solutions sales; and Head of Asia Pacific. 

​Prior to joining Nasdaq, Nelson worked at Fidelity Investments and a San Francisco-based start up. He graduated from Denison University in Granville, OH.