James McNulty to give lecture on February 20

James J. McNulty, president of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., will give the National City Bank/Robert T. Stevenson Jr. Lecture on Thursday, February 20, in Baker Hall room B51 at 4 p.m.

McNulty has served as president and chief executive officer of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. since its formation in August 2001 and of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) since February 2000. He has 26 years of experience in global financial markets, management, technology, and exchange, and over-the-counter trading including serving as general partner with O'Connor & Associates.

Prior to joining CME, McNulty served as managing director and co-head of the corporate analysis and structuring team in the corporate finance division of the investment banking firm now known as UBS Warburg. He has held foreign exchange management positions with Harris Bank and Citibank and was founder and president of Hayes & Griffith Futures, Inc., and a director of Intermarket Publishing Corporation.

Mr. McNulty holds a bachelor's degree in liberal arts and sciences from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and a master's degree in Anglo Irish studies from University College in Dublin, Ireland.