Cromwell Coulson
R. Cromwell Coulson is the President and CEO of OTC Markets Group, the operator of the world's largest open, transparent and connected marketplace for over-the-counter securities. In his roles, he is responsible for the company’s overall growth and strategic direction. Since acquiring OTC Markets’ predecessor business in 1997, Cromwell has transformed the company from a privately-held publisher of broker-dealer quotations into a publicly-traded company operating three public markets for 12,000 securities that trade nearly $713 billion in dollar volume annually. Coulson is a strong advocate of improving access to capital for small companies, supporting a diverse ecosystem of broker-dealers, and empowering investors with information. Prior to OTC Markets, he was an institutional trader and portfolio manager at Carr Securities Corporation, an institutional broker-dealer.
Cromwell Coulson Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Academic History
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OPM-42, Management Program
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B.B.A., Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
In 1997, Coulson led a group of investors to acquire OTC Markets Group’s predecessor business, the National Quotation Bureau.
He transformed an opaque and inefficient phone-based market into technology-driven, open, transparent and connected financial marketplaces.
Today, the firm operates the OTCQX®, OTCQB® and OTC Pink® marketplaces for over 10,000 U.S. and global securities.
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MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Coulson has testified before Congress and spoken on these and other issues at numerous industry conferences regarding capital access and market structure issues.
He has been featured or quoted in Forbes, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Barron's, Institutional Investor, MarketWatch, and more.