Bullish Appoints Former NYSE President Cunningham as President

On November 9, according to an announcement from Bullish, crypto trading platform Bullish (BLSH), listed on the NYSE, announced the appointment of former NYSE President Stacey Cunningham as its company president. Cunningham previously served as President of NYSE Group, becoming the first woman to lead the exchange group, and also worked as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing technology modernization and the integration of multiple exchange acquisitions; she previously held senior positions at NASDAQ.
She currently serves on the boards of Cloudflare, NYSE, and the Georgetown University Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy, was previously an operating partner at private equity firm Advent, and serves as an advisor to Uniswap Labs. Bullish CEO Tom Farley stated that she brings expertise in market structure, operational experience, and relationships with issuers, and will play a pivotal role as the company integrates traditional financial infrastructure with blockchain technology.
Bullish is advancing its tokenized securities strategy: it announced in May 2026 the $4.2 billion acquisition of transfer agent Equiniti (serving nearly 3,000 issuer clients and over 20 million shareholders), with the transaction expected to close in January 2027; the company has already received approval in Gibraltar to conduct tokenized securities trading and has launched issuer-initiated tokenized stock trading.