Noreen M. Culhane is an American businesswoman and current executive vice president of the

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, directing their Global Corporate Client Group. Culhane also manages the Exchange's

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process and their worldwide efforts to attract new listings. Additionally, she serves as an executive vice president of

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, director of Mutual of America Capital Management and director of the Marco Polo Network.

Biography

Culhane is the eldest of seven children born to Irish immigrants from

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. She was an entrant from

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at the 1970 Rose of Tralee pageant. She graduated from the

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in 1972 and earned a graduate degree in

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from the

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. She attended the six-week Advanced Management Program at

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. Before joining the NYSE, Culhane spent 20 years at

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, most recently as the Business Unit Executive for the securities industry. Her responsibilities in this position included sales, services and relationship management for major domestic securities firms. Immediately after college, she spent five years as a

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in the

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s of

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. Culhane serves on the Management Committee for the NYSE and is a member of

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. She also serves on the Fund Raising Board of the

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as well as the Board of the College of Mount Saint Vincent.

References

External links

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