Virtu Financial Senior Management Visit with Cadets

Senior executives from Virtu Financial, including Chief Executive Officer Doug Cifu and Chief Administrative Officer Anthony Manganiello ’77 visited with cadets in the Business Law classes taught by Associate Professor and Constitutional Law Chair, Tony DiSarro. Virtu was co-founded by Mr. Cifu and Chairman Vincent Viola ’77 and is a publicly-held, global market-making firm headquartered in downtown Manhattan. Mr. Cifu discussed the birth and growth of Virtu and how his legal education and background assist him in functioning as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mr. Manganiello described how his military education and background contribute to his oversight of the operational aspects of Virtu. They also recounted how and why Messrs. Cifu and Viola came to own the Florida Panthers National Hockey League franchise.