Grasso, Dick

Grasso, Richard “Dick” (1946-present)

Quick Facts

• Chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange (1995-2003)
• Controversy around his compensation when it was revealed in 2003 that Grasso had been given a deferred compensation pay package worth almost $140 million
• Sued by New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in 2004, demanding repayment of most of his $140 million pay package
• Education: Pace University undergrad