Wall Street’s Next Big Stock Exchange Has Gender-Balanced Board

Members Exchange, the new trading venue founded by some of the biggest players in U.S. stocks, appointed a gender-balanced board of directors.

The five women and five men who’ll oversee the company were named in a document ahead of the exchange’s planned debut on Sept. 4. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Kellner said he prioritized the selection of a diverse board with a range of expertise to help launch in an economy that’s been upended by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Most of Memx’s staff have been working from home since March as they build an exchange for the world’s ...