Tim McCourt is CME‘s Global Head of Equity and Foreign Exchange Products. At the world‘s largest financial derivatives exchange, he is responsible for leading the development and execution of the company’s global equity index, foreign exchange, cryptocurrency and alternative investment product strategies. He serves on the CME Ventures Investment Committee and the S&P Dow Jones Indices U.S. Advisory Panel. Before he joined CME in 2013, he worked for Royal Bank of Scotland and J.P. Morgan, where he began his career as an equity index spot trader. McCourt, who describes himself as a born and bred New Yorker, holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania‘s Wharton School. Previously, he studied political science at Boston College and wanted to become a constitutional lawyer. He loves to cook and is a wine enthusiast, particularly favoring Californian Cabernets. To keep fit, he trains on his Peloton, to which he is becoming increasingly addicted.