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A Woman Has Been Named As NYSE President. It Only Took 226 Years

Stacey Cunningham, the current New York Stock Exchange chief operating officer, will become the exchange's 67th president starting Friday. She will be its first female leader in the exchange's 226-year history. Richard Drew/AP hide caption

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A Woman Has Been Named As NYSE President. It Only Took 226 Years

May 22, 2018 • Stacey Cunningham, who started her career at the exchange as a summer intern on the ground floor, has been appointed to lead the Big Board starting Friday.