Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 11, 2000

Frederick Varacchi – Espeed Inc (espd)

FREDERICK T. VARACCHI is President and COO of eSpeed, Inc. and Executive Managing Director and COO of Cantor Fitzgerald, LP. His responsibilities at eSpeed include the day-to-day global operations, strategic business development, technical development, acquisitions, strategic alliances and international regulatory affairs. Mr. Varacchi is also Chief Operating Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald, LP. Before joining Cantor Fitzgerald in 1998, Mr. Varacchi served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Greenwich/Natwest Capital Markets overseeing information technology for the company. He graduated from Hofstra University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Statistics and Information Technology, joining Smith Barney, where he became the head of front office systems development. He later worked for Chase Manhattan Bank, where he held a variety of senior technology positions. Mr. Varacchi is a member of the Boards of Directors of Expert Ease Software and QV Trading Systems, Inc. Profile
TWST: Could you begin by giving us a brief summary of eSpeed?

Mr. Varacchi: eSpeed is a business-to-business marketplace. We bring

together the major wholesale institutions, we put them