Bruce Aust

Bruce Aust joined the AEGIS SEF board in 2021 and brings deep expertise in regulated trading markets, technology innovation, and market expansion. Prior to serving as Vice Chairman of NASDAQ, Bruce served as Executive Vice President of Global Listings from 2003 to 2014, where he oversaw NASDAQ’s new listings and capital markets business and 3,900 companies on NASDAQ’s sixteen listing markets worldwide. Upon his appointment as Vice Chairman in 2014, Aust played an integral role in the creation and launch of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center in San Francisco, a non-profit organization designed to engage emerging entrepreneurs through education and mentorship.

During Bruce’s 21-year tenure, NASDAQ won some of the largest IPOs in history including Google, Facebook, Tesla, PayPal, and Baidu. Mr. Aust has assisted over 300 companies with public listings while developing relationships with leading CEOs. Mr. Aust also spent twelve years at Fidelity Investments in numerous roles within their retail brokerage unit from 1986 to 1998. Mr. Aust is currently a strategic advisor and board member to several private companies as well as an advisor to 150 Bond, an advisory firm to C-level executives.

Outside of work, Bruce enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with his 5 grandkids.