Frank Hatheway, PhD Chief Economist, Nasdaq Dr. Frank M. Hatheway is Chief Economist of the NASDAQ OMX Group Inc., and leads the Economics & Statistical Research Department. His team is responsible for a variety of projects and initiatives in the U.S. and Europe to improve market structure, encourage capital formation, and enhance trading efficiency. A regular participant in industry events for both issuers and traders, he has appeared before national regulatory agencies around the world and the U.S. Congress to discuss a variety of issues around the equities and derivatives markets. Dr. Hatheway’s background prior to joining NASDAQ OMX combines academics and regulation with industry experience. Frank was a finance professor and has authored academic articles in leading finance journals. He has served as an Economic Fellow and Senior Research Scholar with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, worked as a derivatives trader, and earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University.