Jeffrey Sprecher Wiki

Jeffrey Sprecher was born on February 23, 1955, and from Madison, Wisconsin, United States. He is an American businessman and is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange and Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange.

He is the Spouse of Kelly Loeffler and she is an American businesswoman and politician who is the United States Senator-designate for Georgia. She is also the chief executive officer (CEO) of Bakkt, a subsidiary of commodity and financial service provider Intercontinental Exchange, and the co-owner of the Atlanta Dream in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).

On December 4, 2019, she was selected as the successor to incumbent Senator Johnny Isakson. In November 2019, Loeffler applied to succeed incumbent Senator Johnny Isakson, who had announced his resignation from the United States Senate, effective December 31, for health reasons, after being re-elected in 2016.

However, she is planning to run for a full term in the 2020 election and has pledged to spend a substantial amount of her own money on the campaign.

Jeffrey Sprecher Career

He started his career as at Trane, where he met William Prentice who was developing power plants following deregulation. Prentice offered him a job at Western Power Group in 1983.

In 1996 he bought the Continental Power Exchange in Atlanta, Georgia from MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company for $1 plus the assumption of debt, which became the foundation for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Curently, Jeffrey Sprecher owns the largest stock exchange in the world: the New York Stock Exchange.

According to the Value Walk, it has more than 2,400 listed companies and has a market capitalization of about $22.9 trillion. Sprecher started Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in 2000 as an online marketplace for energy trading in Atlanta. Curently, he is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange and Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange.

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Sprecher and Loeffler had donated more than $3 million to political candidates as of December 2019. Less than 3 percent of that money went to Democrats. He donated $2,000 to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the primary campaign in 2007.

In 2019, he donated $2,800 to the campaign of Lynne Homrich, who is running to represent Georgia’s 7th congressional district. According to the Federal Election Commission records Sprecher has also given $200 to Senator David Perdue’s re-election campaign; $5,000 to the One Georgia PAC; and about $75,000 to the Republican National Committee and the RNC’s convention account.

Jeffrey Sprecher Family

How old is Jeffrey Sprecher? He was born on February 23, 1955, and from Madison, Wisconsin, the United States and he is 64 years old as of 2019. His father worked as an insurance salesman and his mother was a nurse.

He completed his education from James Madison Memorial High School and attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. Then, earned an MBA from Pepperdine University in 1984.

Jeffrey Sprecher Wife

He is married to Kelly Loeffler in 2004 and this couple owns a $4 million condo on Sea Island. Additionally, the couple’s purchase of a lavish estate in Atlanta’s Buckhead area was the most expensive real estate transaction ever completed in the city.

They reside in Tuxedo Park, Atlanta, in a $10.5 million 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2).

Jeffrey Sprecher Net Worth

Estimated Net Worth of him is $500 Million USD as of 2019.