David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer (born April 12, 1969) is an American banker, and the chief executive (CEO) of the London Stock Exchange Group since April 2018, when he succeeded Xavier Rolet.

Early life and education Schwimmer is a native of New York. He attended Collegiate School degree from Harvard Law School, and a Masters in Law and Diplomacy from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. The next year, he was appointed head of Investment Banking in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and co-head of Goldman Sachs Russia. Elected partner in 2012. In 2017, he became global head of market structure and global head of metals and mining investment banking.

In April 2018, he was hired as chief executive of the London Stock Exchange Group, having worked as a banker for Goldman Sachs for twenty years.

Personal life Schwimmer is fluent in Russian, having worked in Moscow for three years running Goldman's Russian operation and as a reporter for NBC in 1991–92.

A native New Yorker, Schwimmer is a New York Mets fan. He is married and has two sons.