G. Keith Funston

George Keith Funston (October 12, 1910 – May 15, 1992) was an American businessman who served as president of Trinity College, Hartford, from 1945 to 1951 and president of the New York Stock Exchange from 1951 to 1967.

Early life Funston was born on October 12, 1910, in Waterloo, Iowa, and spent most of his youth in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after moving there in 1915. He was the son of Genevieve (née Keith) Funston and Dr. George Edwin Funston, a dentist turned small-town banker.

He graduated from Trinity College in 1932, as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, president of the senior honor society and the class valedictorian. While at Trinity, he worked as a chauffeur to then president, Remsen Brinckerhoff Ogilby. He graduated from Harvard Business School in 1934.

In 1951, he succeeded Emil Schram to become the president of the New York Stock Exchange. During his time on Wall Street, the Exchange greatly expanded and trading increased dramatically.

Personal life In 1939, he married the former Elizabeth Kennedy (1912–2002), and they became the parents of three children,